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European standard European Standards (abbreviated EN, from the German name ("European Norm")) are technical standards which have been ratified by one of the three European standards organizations: European Committee for Standardization (CEN), European Committee ...
EN 71 specifies
safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...
requirements for
toy A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and pet ...
s. Compliance with the standard is legally required for all toys sold in the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
.Directive 2009/48/EC, Toy Safety
/ref> The standard has been published in 14 parts: * EN 71-1: Mechanical and physical properties * EN 71-2: Flammability * EN 71-3: Specification for migration of certain elements * EN 71-4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities * EN 71-5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets * EN 71-6: Graphical symbols for age warning labelling * EN 71-7: Finger paints * EN 71-8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use * EN 71-9: Organic chemical compounds – Requirement * EN 71-10: Organic chemical compounds – Sample preparation and extraction * EN 71-11: Organic chemical compounds – Methods of analysis * EN 71-12: N-Nitrosamines and N-Nitrosatable Substances * EN 71-13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games * EN 71-14: Trampolines for domestic use


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