On July 27, 2024 the changes to the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union CU TR 008/2011 “On safety of toys” came into force (approved by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission - Decision No. 5 dated January 26, 2024. The changes are aimed at establishing the unified conformity approval procedures according to the Schemes of conformity approval (Decision No. 44 of April 18, 2018).
The most important topics are:
- The form of conformity approval is still certification of conformity. But now there are two schemes of certification only – 1c (serial based on factory inspection) and 3c (batch of products).
- Test reports are applicable during 1 year for subsequent batches of products.
- Annual surveillance should be carried out once a year via testing of typical samples or factory inspection.
- Methods of product identification have been established. Definition and criteria of “typical sample” have been clarified.
- Some terms and definitions are removed (manufacturer, local representative) to avoid duplicate with other documents (like Schemes of conformity approval) or clarified.
- Applicants for certification of conformity can store the set of certification documents in electronic form.
From November 14, 2024 another essential changes to the CU TR 008/2011 “On safety of toys” come into force (approved by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission - Decision No. 50 dated May 14, 2024).
- New terms and definitions added that detail the types of toys and their intended use.
- Safety requirements updated (including requirements for materials, physical and mechanical properties, chemical properties, hygienic requirements, electrical properties, magnetic properties, packaging, labeling).
- The information on the label clarified. The label must contain the following information (new topics is indicated in italics):
- name of the toy;
- commercial name of the toy (if available);
- information about the toy that ensures its identification (type, model, article number and (or) other identification feature that allows classifying the product as a toy, reliably characterizing it and distinguishing it from another toy) (if available);
- name of the country of manufacture (if the country where the toy is manufactured is not the same as the address of the manufacturer);
- name and location of the manufacturer (person authorized by the manufacturer), importer (seller), information for contacting them;
- manufacturer's trademark (if available);
- minimum age of the child for whom the toy is intended, and (or) a pictogram indicating the child's age;
- main construction material (for children under 3 years of age) (if necessary);
- fragrance (if available);
- methods of caring for the toy (if necessary);
- date of manufacture (month, year);
- batch code (if available);
- service life or expiration date (if established);
- storage conditions (if necessary).
It is permitted to use letters of the Latin alphabet when indicating in the marking the commercial name, location of the manufacturer (except for the country of origin), manufacturer's trademark, information about the toy that ensures its identification.
4. LIST of products that are not considered toys and are not covered by the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Toys" (TR CU 008/2011) UPDATED (new equipment or modified ones is indicated in italics):
- Christmas tree decorations, artificial Christmas trees and accessories, electric garlands, decorative items intended for holidays and special events (e.g. noses, caps).
- Scale models for collecting (e.g. accurate scale models of cars, boats, trains, historical miniatures such as tin soldiers).
- Equipment for children's playgrounds.
- Sports equipment, including roller skates, rollers, skateboards, intended for children weighing more than 20 kg.
- Scooters and other means of transportation for children weighing more than 50 kg (including electric ones), intended for sports or movement on public roads and sidewalks.
- Folklore and decorative dolls.
- Toys installed in public places for general use, animation costumes (e.g. life-size dolls).
- Slot machines.
- Puzzles containing more than 500 pieces.
- Air guns (guns and pistols using compressed gas, with the exception of water guns and pistols), exact replicas of firearms.
- Catapults, crossbows, slingshots and throwing devices (except those intended by the manufacturer for children as toys).
- Products and games that use projectiles for throwing such as darts with metal tips.
- Transformers for toys powered by the mains, chargers for rechargeable batteries, including those supplied with the toy.
- Products intended for use in the educational process under the supervision of adults in schools and other educational institutions, including those containing electrical and (or) heating elements (e.g., an electric kettle, iron, stove).
- Vehicles with an internal combustion engine.
- Steam-powered toy cars.
- Bicycles with a maximum seat height of 435 mm.
- Games and toys operating at a rated voltage exceeding 24 V.
- Children's jewellery (excluding jewellery defined by the manufacturer as a toy, as well as play sets for making jewellery).
- Scuba diving equipment, swimming training equipment (e.g. fins, boards, paddles, snorkels, swimming masks, inflatable armbands, inflatable life-saving devices).
- Protective equipment (e.g. swimming goggles, sunglasses, bicycle helmets, skateboard helmets, knee pads, elbow pads).
- Flying toys with rotor blades rotating in an approximately horizontal plane, with a blade length exceeding 175 mm when measured from the center of rotation to the edge of the edge and a total mass of the flying toy exceeding 50 g.
- Archery bows, the length of which in the unstretched state exceeds 1200 mm.
- Sanitary and hygienic products made of latex, rubber, silicone elastomers and plastics for children.
- Fireworks, crackers, caps, confetti, detonators that are not specifically designed for toys.
- Electronic equipment, such as personal computers and game consoles, used to access interactive software and related peripheral equipment, with the exception of electronic equipment or related peripheral equipment that is specifically designed for use by children and has independent play value (e.g. specially designed personal computers, keyboards, joysticks or steering wheels).
- Interactive software intended for recreation and entertainment (e.g. computer games and electronic storage media (CD, flash memory)).
- Souvenir products (products intended to satisfy the aesthetic needs of a person and not intended for children to play).
- Creative kits that do not contain information on the marking about the minimum age of the child for whom they are intended or a pictogram indicating the age of the child.
- Kits for growing plants and living creatures (e.g. ants).
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