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Toy Safety Directive

Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys
32009L0048 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject-matter
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Definitions

Chapter II OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

• Article 4 — Obligations of manufacturers
• Article 5 — Authorised representatives
• Article 6 — Obligations of importers
• Article 7 — Obligations of distributors
• Article 8 — Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
• Article 9 — Identification of economic operators

Chapter III CONFORMITY OF TOYS

• Article 10 — Essential safety requirements
• Article 11 — Warnings
• Article 12 — Free movement
• Article 13 — Presumption of conformity
• Article 14 — Formal objection to a harmonised standard
• Article 15 — EC declaration of conformity
• Article 16 — General principles of the CE marking
• Article 17 — Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

Chapter IV CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

• Article 18 — Safety assessments
• Article 19 — Applicable conformity assessment procedures
• Article 20 — EC-type examination
• Article 21 — Technical documentation

Chapter V NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

• Article 22 — Notification
• Article 23 — Notifying authorities
• Article 24 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• Article 25 — Information obligation of notifying authorities
• Article 26 — Requirements relating to notified bodies
• Article 27 — Presumption of conformity
• Article 28 — Formal objection to a harmonised standard
• Article 29 — Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
• Article 30 — Application for notification
• Article 31 — Notification procedure
• Article 32 — Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• Article 33 — Changes to notifications
• Article 34 — Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
• Article 35 — Operational obligations of notified bodies
• Article 36 — Information obligation of notified bodies
• Article 37 — Exchange of experience
• Article 38 — Coordination of notified bodies

Chapter VI OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF MEMBER STATES

• Article 39 — Precautionary principle
• Article 40 — General obligation to organise market surveillance
• Article 41 — Instructions to the notified body
• Article 42 — Procedure for dealing with toys presenting a risk at national level
• Article 43 — Community safeguard procedure
• Article 44 — Exchange of information — Community Rapid Information Exchange System
• Article 45 — Formal non-compliance

Chapter VII COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

• Article 46 — Amendments and implementing measures
• Article 47 — Committee procedure

Chapter VIII SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Article 48 — Reporting
• Article 49 — Transparency and confidentiality
• Article 50 — Motivation of measures
• Article 51 — Penalties

Chapter IX FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• Article 52 — Application of Directives 85/374/EEC and 2001/95/EC
• Article 53 — Transitional periods
• Article 54 — Transposition
• Article 55 — Repeal
• Article 56 — Entry into force
• Article 57 — Addressees