EU to issue new guidelines for toy safety law

   3 copies of the European Commission published a new toy guidance documents related to the first Toy Safety Directive No. 2009/48/EC of water toys, toy packaging and instrument implementation issues.
    Directive No. 2009/48/EC toy is defined as "designed or intended for (whether or not only) children under the age of 14 while playing with the product." Regulated by the Directive must comply with directives toy safety standards.
    Guidance document addresses the first instruction on the water toys implementation issues. Water toys means used in water or water toys. Directive guidance documents cited comments in relation to water toys. Such instruction is defined as the water toys for use in shallow water
Toys, can carry or support to children of the sea.
   Furthermore, Annex 1 sets out, for deep water equipment and home, such as children learning to swim seat swimwear and swimming aids, does not fall within the regulatory scope of Directive 2009/48/EC the toys.
    Clear guidelines, the following product categories should be considered as toys, and regulated by the Directive:
    ? Bath toys and a small battery-powered toy boats, such as remote control boat.
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    ? PVC inflatable toys, including inflatable beach colorful balloons, inflatable boats, and not longer than 1.2 m inflatable pad.
    ? Play in shallow water of small, medium and large rubber ring. However, the design for life-saving use of the rubber ring is not regarded as toys.
   Moreover, according to guidance documents, inflatable floating chair, swimming aids, swimwear and home learning, such as arm rings and inflatable clothing, not intended for use when playing, and therefore not subject to the regulation of toy safety directive.
    New guidance documents related to the second toy packaging. Directive Annex II guidelines first reference the first part of the safety requirements for toys packaging, toy packaging means shall not constitute a risk of strangulation or suffocation caused by air blockage.
    Guidelines also quoted EN71-1 standard, defined as the packaging material be disposed of together with the toys, but not for play purposes. Guidelines that were not covered for the Toy Safety Directive potentially dangerous toy packaging, the first No. 2001/95/EC general product safety
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    Furthermore, the guidelines referred to characteristics of certain types of packaging contain additional play value for children under 14 are playing the products, but also by the Toy Safety Directive regulation.
    In addition, the guidance document also states that "toy bag" is defined, that is, to use the bag for play, with some features designed to attract children to play the use of bags. However, the toy bag and to attract children's products such as decorative bags are different. This equipment
Toy Safety Directive decorated bags are not regulated.
    The third paper is about the musical instruments the new guidelines. Guidance document that is not the pursuit of quality toys, musical instruments, is used to generate simple sounds, not music. Rattle is summarized as toys for children under three years old. 
    In addition, guidance documents, said small toy tambourine, castanets and a small toy guitar are toys for children over three years old. However, if those toys pose a danger for children under three years old, should be labeled as "not suitable for children under three years old," the warning
Words.
    In addition, guidance documents clearly pointed out, decorative collectibles and real musical instruments such as violin model, only be regarded as products, not the toy.