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International Standards for Toys & Children's Products

 

Country

Title

Language

Contact to Obtain Standard

International Standards

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO 8124-1
Safety of Toys - Part 1: Safety Aspects Related to Mechanical and Physical Properties


ISO 8124-2
Flammability

ISO 8124-3
Migration of Certain Elements

ISO 8098 Cycles - Safety Requirements for Bicycles for Young Children

ISO8098/Amdt 1: 1992

English

ISO Central Secretariat
International Standardization Organization (ISO)
1, rue de Varembé, case postale 56
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 749 0111
Fax: 41 22 733 3430
Website:
www.iso.ch

Argentina

Instituto Argentino de Racionalizatión de Materials 3583:

Parte 1:1986 Seguridad de los juguetes, marcado, Rotulado y embalaje

Parte 2: 1988 Propiedades mecánicas y físicas

Parte 3:1988 Inflamabilidad

Parte 4:1991 Requisitos toxicológicos

Parte 5:1996 Juegos de experimentos químicos y actividades relacionadas

Spanish

Camara Argentina de la Industria del Juguete
Cochabamba 4067
1252
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA
Tel: 54 11 4922 0169/1537
Fax: 54 11 4923 6658

 Australia

AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2002 + A1:2007
Safety of toys - Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties (ISO 8124-1:2000, MOD)

 

AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2003
Safety of toys - Flammability (ISO 8124.2:1994, MOD)

 

AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2003
Safety of toys - Migration of certain elements

 

AS ISO 8124.4
Safety of toys - Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities 

AS ISO 8124.5
Safety of toys - Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets

AS 8124.7
Safety of toys - finger paints - requirements and test methods

 

AS/NZS 8124.9:2008
Safety of toys - Organic chemical compounds - Requirements

 

AS/NZS 8124.10:2008
Safety of toys - Organic chemical compounds - Sample preparation and extraction

 

AS/NZS 8124.11:2008
Safety of toys - Organic chemical compounds - Methods of analysis

 

English

Standards Australia
GPO Box 5420
Sydney NSW 2001
AUSTRALIA
Tel: (612) 8206 6010
Fax: (612) 8206 6020
Website:
www.standards.com.au

Brazil

ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Standards)

NBR 11786 - Toy Safety

Portuguese

Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas
Av. Treze de Maio, 13 28
o Andar,
CEP 20003-900
Caixa Postal 1680
Rio de Janeiro
RJ
BRAZIL
20003-900
Tel: (5521) 210-3122
Fax: (5521) 240-8249/532-2145

Canada

Technical Standards Safety Act and Upholstered and Stuffed Articles Regulation

Hazardous Products Act R.S. c.H-3

Hazardous Products (Toys) Regulations C.R.C., c. 931

Hazardous Products (Pacifiers) Regulations: "Knob-Like" Pacifiers Policy

Regulations Respecting the Advertising, Sale and Importation of Hazardous Products (Pacifiers) under Hazardous Products Act

A Guide to Safety Requirements for Toys

Toys: Age Classification Guidelines

English & French

Product Safety Bureau
Place du Portage, Phase I
17
th Floor, Zone 4
Hull, Québec
K1A 0C9
CANADA

Publications Ontario
50 Grosvenor St.
Toronto M7A 1N8
CANADA
Tel: (416) 326-5300 or (800) 668-9938 (Toll Free in Ontario)
Fax: (416) 326-5317

Health Canada
A.L. 0913A
Ottawa K1A 0K9
CANADA
Tel: (613) 957-2991
Fax: (613) 941-5366

China

GB 6675-2003
Safety of Toys - Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties

GB 5296.5-2006
Labeling and Instructions for Toys

 

GB 19865-2005

Safety of Electric Toys


GB 9832
Safety and Quality of Sewn, Plush and Cloth Toys

Chinese

China Toys Association (tel. (86) 10 6601 3020 & fax. (86) 10 6601 3029)

State Import and Export Commodities Inspection Bureau, A10 Chaowai Dajie, Beijing Postal code: 100020 (Tel: 10 6599 4600 & Fax: 10 6599 3846)

State Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine of PRC

Chinese Taipei

Chinese National Standard CNS 4797, 4798 Toy Safety Standard

Chinese National Standard CNS 12940 for Strollers and Carriages

Toy Goods Labeling Criteria

 English

 

European Union

EN 71-1:2005 + A6:2008 Safety of Toys, Mechanical and Physical Properties

 

EN 71-2:2006 + A1:2007 Safety of Toys, Flammability

 

EN 71-3:1994 + A1:2000 Safety of Toys, Migration of Certain Elements

 

EN 71-4:1990 + A1:1998 + A2:2003 + A3:2007 Safety of Toys, Experimental Sets for Chemistry and Related Activities 

 

EN 71-5:1993 + A1:2006 Safety of Toys, Chemical Toys (Sets) other than Experimental Sets

 

EN 71-6:1994 Graphical Symbols for Age Warning Labelling

 

EN 71-7:2002 Fingerpaints – Requirements and Test Methods

 

EN 71-8:2003 + A1:2006 Swings, Slides, and similar Activity Toys for Indoor and Outdoor Family Domestic Use

 

EN 71-9:2005 + A1:2007 Organic Chemical Compounds – Requirements

 

EN 71-10:2005 Organic Chemical Compounds – Sample Preparation and Extraction

 

EN 71-11:2005 Organic Chemical Compounds – Method of Analysis

 

EN 62115: 2005 Safety of electrical toys

Directive on the restriction of Phthalates –

 

2005/84/EC – EU Directive relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (phthalates in toys and childcare articles)


Council Directive (88/378/EEC)
Approximation of the Laws of the Member States Concerning the Safety of Toys

Directive concerning to Food Imitations – 87/357/EEC – EU Directive concerning products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.


Council Directive (93/68/EEC)
Rules for the Affixing and Use of the CE Conformity Marking

English

BSI Customer Services
British Standards Institution (BSI)
389
Chiswick High Road
London W4 4AL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8996 9001
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8996 7001
Website:
www.bsi-global.com

Hong Kong

Toys and Children's Products Safety Regulation (in compliance with ASTM F963, ICTI or EN-71)

English & Chinese

Hong Kong Government Industry Dept.
Quality Services Division
Wanchai Tower II
7,
Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
P.R. CHINA

Jamaica

JS 90:1983 Jamaican Standard Specification for Safety of toys and playthings

 

English

Jamaica Bureau of Standards
6 Winchester Road
P. O. Box 113

Kingston 10
JAMAICA W.I.
Tel: (876) 926-3140/5
Fax: (876) 929-4736
Website:
www.jbs.org.jm

Japan

The Japan Toy Association Toy Safety Standard

Part 1 - Mechanical and Physical Properties

Part 2 - Flammability

Part 3 - Chemical Properties

English

The Japan Toy Association
4-22-4 Higashi-Komagata Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8611
JAPAN
Tel: (813) 3829-2513
Fax: (813) 3829-2510

Korea

KS G ISO 8124-1    Safety of toysPart 1Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical property

 

KS G ISO 8124-2    Safety of toysPart 2Flammability

 

KS G ISO 8124-3    Safety of toysPart 3Migration of certain elements

 

KS G 8010    Toy pianos

 

KS C IEC 61558-2-7    Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar devicesPart 2Particular requirements for transformers for toys

 

KS C IEC 60598-2-10    LuminairesPart 210Particular requirementsPortable child-appealing luminaires

 

 

 

Malaysia

Safety of Toys

MS EN71 Part 1:1995 (P)
Mechanical and Physical Properties

MS ISO 8124-2:1999
Flammability

MS EN71 Part 3: 1998
Migration of Certain Elements

MS EN71 Part 4:1998
Experimental Sets for Chemistry and Related Activities

MS EN71 Part 5: 1998
Chemical Toys (Sets) Other than Experimental Sets

English

Department of Standards Malaysia
21
st Floor, Wisma MPSA
Persiaran Perbandaran
40675 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
MALAYSIA
Tel: + 60 3 559 80 33
Fax: + 60 3 559 24 97
Website:
www.dsm.gov.my

Mexico

NOM 015/10-SCFI/SSA-1994
Toy Safety and Commercial Information - Toy and School Material Safety. Limits on the Bioavailability of Metals used on Articles with Paints and Dyes. Chemical Specifications and Test Methods.

Spanish

Asociacion Mexicana de la Industria del Juguete A.C.
Av. San Antonio No. 256-8o.
Piso Col. Ampl.
Nápoles Deleg.
Benito
Juárez 03849
MEXICO
Tel: (525) 563-3400 ext. 317
Fax: (525) 611-3899

New Zealand

AS/NZS ISO 8124.1
Safety of Toys - Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties (ISO 8124.1:2000, MOD)

AS/NZS ISO 8124.2 
Safety of Toys - Flammability (ISO 8124.2: 1994, MOD)

AS/NZS ISO 8124.3
Safety of toys - Migration of certin elements

English

Standards New Zealand
155 The Terrace
Private Bag 2439
Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone:
Main Line: (04) 498 5990
Sales: (04) 498 5991
Information: 0900 50 550
Fax: (04) 498 5994
Website:
www.standards.co.nz

Russia

GOST 25779  General safety requirement for toys 

 

GOST R 51557  Electrical safety requirement for toys

 

GOST R 51555 Mechanical and physical test for toys

 

GOST R 51556  Warning label for toys

 

GOST R ISO 8124-2 Flammability for toys

 

GOST R ISO 8124-3 Migration of certain elements for toys

 

 

Saudi Arabia

SSA 765-1994
Playground Equipment Part I: General Safety Requirements

SSA 1063-1994
Toys and General Safety Requirements

SSA 1064-1995
Method of Testing Part 1: Mechanical and Chemical Tests

SSA 1065-1995
Method of Testing Toys Part 2: Flammability

SSA 1322-1997
Low Power Radio Frequency Devices

English

Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
Licensing Manager
70 Codman Hill Road 3
Box 40
Boxborough, MA 01719
Tel: (978) 635-8651
Fax: (978) 635-1620
Website:
www.iccp.com


Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
Imam Saud Ibn Abdul-Aziz Ibn Mohammad Street
Mohammadia Quarter
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
or
P.O. Box 3437
Riyadh, Saudia Arabia 11471
Tel: +966-1-452-2000
Fax: +966-1-452-0000

Singapore

 

Safety of Toys:

SS 474 PT. 1:2000
Part 1: Mechanical and Physical Properties

SS 474 PT. 2: 2000
Part 2: Flammability

SS 474 PT. 3: 2000
Part 3: Migration of Certain Elements

SS 474 PT. 4: 2000
Part 4: Experimental Sets for Chemistry and Related Activities

SS 474 PT. 5: 2000
Part 5: Chemical Toys (sets) Other Than Experimental Sets

SS 474 PT. 6: 2000
Part 6: Graphical Symbol for Age Warning labeling

English

Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB)
PSB Building, 2 Bukit Merah Central Singapore 159835, Republic of Singapore
Tel: 65 279 3920
Fax: 65 337 0669
Website:
www.psb.gov.sg

South Africa

SABS ISO 8124-1
Safety of Toys - Part 1: Safety Aspects Related to Mechanical and Physical Properties

SABS ISO 8124-2
Flammability

SABS ISO 8124-3
Migration of Certain Elements

English

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
Physical Address:
1 Dr Lategan Road
Groenkloof,
Pretoria

Postal Address: Private Bag x191,
Pretoria, 0001

Tel: 12 42 87911
Fax: 12 34 41 568
Website:
www.sabs.co.za

Thailand

Thai Industrial Standard for Toys TIS 685-2540

Part 1: General Requirements (1997)
Compulsory Stnd. (effective date
5 January 1999)

Part 2: Packages and Labeling (1997)

Part 3: Methods of Test & Analysis(1997)

Thai & English

Thai Industrial Standards Institute
Ministry of Industry
Rama VI Street Bangkok 10400
Thailand
Tel: (662) 202-3300-3304
Fax: (662) 202-3415
Website:
www.tisi.go.th

 

 

 

 

 

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