2007/184/EC: Commission Decision of 23 March 2007 concerning the publication of the reference of the standard EN 71-1:2005 Safety of Toys — Part 1: mechanical and physical properties regarding the technical requirements on hemispheric toys in accordance with Council Directive 88/378/EEC on the safety of toys (notified under document number C(2007) 1256) (Text with EEA relevance )

Cup-shaped, bowl-shaped or one half of an egg-shaped toys having a nearly round, oval or elliptical opening which are intended for drinking are excluded from the scope of the standard EN 71-1:2005. However, they may present the same risk of suffocation that is presented by toys covered by the standard. Therefore, the Commission will mandate the European Standardisation Organisation concerned to review the standard in question.

The publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the reference of the standard EN 71-1:2005 ‘Safety of toys — Part 1: mechanical and physical properties’ shall be accompanied by the following additional notice: ‘Cup-shaped, bowl-shaped or one half of an egg-shaped toys having a nearly round, oval or elliptical opening which are intended for drinking, such as toy tea sets, may present a risk for children health. These toys are not covered by the standard, therefore, these products must have an EC type examination certificate and the conformity with the approved model must have been certified by the affixation of the EC marking’.

A notice identical to that provided for in Article 2 of this Decision shall accompany the reference to a national standard transposing standard EN 71-1:2005 ‘Safety of toys — Part 1: mechanical and physical properties’, to be published by the Member States pursuant to Article 5(1) second subparagraph of Directive 88/378/EEC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.