EU - EN 71-3:2013 is Harmonised Under the Toys Safety Directive
Vol. 722 | July 19, 2013
Further to Sparkle Vol. 715, a reference to EN 71-3:2013 has been published in the EU’s Official Journal. Hence compliance with EN 71-3:2013 will offer a presumption of conformity to the migration of certain elements requirements of the Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, which take effect from 20 July 2013.
Per the earlier Sparkle, EN 71-3:2013 already includes the new lower migration limits for barium than those originally published in the Directive. This interim discrepancy has now been resolved through a further amendment to the Directive by Regulation (EU) No 681/2013, shortly before the 20 July deadline. To recap, the EN 71-3:2013 migration limits are as follows
EN 71-3:2013 Migration Limits
Element | Migration Limits | ||
Category I Dry, brittle, powder-like or pliable materials mg/kg | Category II Liquid or sticky materials mg/kg | Category III Scraped-off materials mg/kg | |
Aluminium | 5,625 | 1,406 | 70,000 |
Antimony | 45 | 11.3 | 560 |
Arsenic | 3.8 | 0.9 | 47 |
Barium | 1,500 | 375 | 18,750 |
Boron | 1,200 | 300 | 15,000 |
Cadmium | 1.3 | 0.3 | 17 |
Chromium (III) | 37.5 | 9.4 | 460 |
Chromium (VI) | 0.02 | 0.005 | 0.2 |
Cobalt | 10.5 | 2.6 | 130 |
Copper | 622.5 | 156 | 7,700 |
Lead | 13.5 | 3.4 | 160 |
Manganese | 1,200 | 300 | 15,000 |
Mercury | 7.5 | 1.9 | 94 |
Nickel | 75 | 18.8 | 930 |
Selenium | 37.5 | 9.4 | 460 |
Strontium | 4,500 | 1,125 | 56,000 |
Tin | 15,000 | 3,750 | 180,000 |
Organic tin | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12 |
Zinc | 3,750 | 938 | 46,000 |
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