Toy Safety
What are Toys?
Toys are products designed or intended, exclusively or not, for use in play by children under 14 years of age. They contribute to children development as play is an essential part of growing up. Toys for children below 36 months have special safety requirements, guaranteeing the safety of our most young ones. The legislation aims to ensure that toys meet safety requirements that are amongst the strictest in the world, especially in relation to the use of chemicals in toys.
Toy products are regulated in the EU by the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC which repealed the former Directive 88/378/EEC.
Legislation
Subsidiary Legislation 427.40 Safety of Toys regulations
Directive 2009/48/EC on Safety of Toys
Documents
Guidance on Toy Safety Directive
Placing on the Market
To place toys in the market, it needs to bear the CE marking, and be accompanied by the EC declaration of conformity. To draw the declaration of conformity a process called conformity assessment needs to be followed.
The manufacturer of a toy can choose between two possible conformity assessments, when they are using the European harmonized standards they can go through self-verification, or the can choose to go through a third party verification by a notified body.
Contact Us
Need further information or assistance?
Feel free to send us an email - rad@mccaa.org.mt or give us a call at +356 23952000.
Further Information
Guidance on CE marking for professionals
The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU product rules
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