Toys are exported to the EU N71 standard CE certification.
China is a big exporter of toys, the main export target market is the European market, the first European market toys account for about 40% of China's annual toy exports. Therefore, for the safety of children, the EU regulation stipulates the mandatory standard "EN71".
All enterprises enter the European market, and the products must pass the EN71 test; EN71 is a standard enforced by EU countries for toys designed for children under 14 years of age. The significance is to standardize the technical specifications of toy products entering the European market through the EN71 standard, so as to reduce or avoid the harm of toys to children. Next, I will explain to you the specific operation steps of EN71.
In accordance with the requirements of the EU Toy Directive TOY 2009 48 EC, CE marking is a marking system that regulates products to comply with the requirements of the relevant directives. It is currently an important means of market surveillance in the EU. Once a product is affixed with the CE mark, it indicates that the product meets the basic requirements of the EU New Approach Directive for safety, hygiene, health or environmental protection and can be freely circulated on the EU market.
So what is a harmonized standard? EU standards are generally non-enforceable rules, guidelines or documents for generic or reusable products or related processes and production methods, including terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements. European standards published by the recognized body CEN are called "harmonized standards" and are approved by standardization organizations on the basis of unanimous adoption by the European Commission. Harmonized standards have:"Based on this, it is inferred that the basic requirements are met"is a tool for manufacturers to demonstrate that their products comply with the essential requirements of the Directive. In other words, products that meet the harmonized standards can be circulated in the EU market, but the implementation of harmonized standards is generally mandatory. Therefore, the EN71 standard that we often do is a harmonized standard.
Requirements for EN 71 series of standards EN 71 series of toy safety standards is a series of specific test standards developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) for the Toy Directive TOY 2009 48 EC. This series of standards includes the indicators of the Toy Safety Directive and covers most toy products, and all toy store products sold in the EU must comply with the EN 71 series of test standards. The EN 71 series of standards covers items such as physical and mechanical properties, flammability, electrical properties, radioactivity requirements, operating instructions, warnings, etc.
1) Mechanical and physical performance requirements First of all, the toy and its accessories, as well as the part that fixes the toy, must have sufficient mechanical strength, and must also have enough stability to withstand the pressure that may be subjected to in use, so as to prevent the toy from breaking and deforming and causing danger. Whether the toy has the corresponding mechanical strength is mainly judged by the relevant normal use and foreseeable abuse tests (tensile test, torque test, drop test, pressure test, impact test, tipping test, etc.) in EN71-1 Secondly, the design and production of accessible edges, protruding parts, ropes, cables and fasteners of toys must ensure that the possibility of injury to the human body when in contact with them is minimized. The main purpose of this requirement is to prevent dangerous sharp spots, sharp edges or protruding parts on the toy. In addition, the application of ropes, cables and fasteners should not pose a risk of harming the human body. Thirdly, toys must be designed and produced in such a way as to avoid or minimize the danger caused to the human body by the relative movement of small parts. The relative movement of small parts in some toys is unavoidable, such as collapsible scooters, folding mechanisms of toy carts, etc., and designers or manufacturers need to consider the risks of pinching fingers and cutting fingers so that they can be minimized. Also important in mechanical and physical properties is the risk of suffocation. In addition, the mechanical and physical performance requirements for water toys, enclosed space toys, activity toys, speed limits, ejection functions, temperature rise, noise are required.
2) Material flammability requirementsThe material flammability requirements are mainly for the requirements of manufacturing materials, and the various combustion possibilities of the materials used should be considered, with the goal of non-spontaneous combustion and slow combustion speed. It is also important to note that "it must not contain substances or mixtures that become flammable due to the loss of non-flammable volatile components". That is, when choosing toy materials, in addition to the flammability of the material, it is also necessary to consider those substances that are not flammable but have potential flammability.
3) Electrical performance standards also have detailed requirements in voltage, component shock, heating rise, power shock, fire prevention, electromagnetic compatibility, toy structure, optical radiation and transformer. It should be noted that any easily accessible part of the toy should not exceed 24V DC voltage or equivalent AC voltage, and the electrical transformer of the toy should not become an indispensable part of the toy.
The basic safety requirements of EN 71 take into account the behaviour of the child and must not endanger the health or safety of the user or third parties when the toy is used in anticipation of normal use and foreseeable abuse. Among them,"Safety"It mainly refers to physical properties, etc., and health refers to chemical and microbiological aspects. Manufacturers should fully consider the behavior of users misuse, and take into account the situation of supervision. EN 71-3 restricts 19 specific migratory heavy metal elements for accessible toy materials.
Applicable to all types of play standards EN71 series have the following standards:
EN71-1 Physical and Mechanical Testing.
EN 71-2 flammability test.
EN 71-3 Toxic Metal Migration Test.
EN 71-4 Toys for Chemistry Experiments.
EN 71-5 Chemical toys for non-experimental use.
EN 71-7 Requirements for Paints and Coatings.
EN 71-8 Swinging, sliding and similar toys for indoor and outdoor home entertainment.
EN 71-9 General Requirements for Organic Compounds in Toys.
EN 71-10 Sample Preparation and Extraction of Organic Compounds.
EN 71-11 Methods for the Analysis of Organic Compounds.
EN 71-12 N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosos.
EN 71-13 Olfactory board games, gustatory board games, cosmetics.
EN 71-14 Trampoline toys for home entertainment. Of course, with the emergence of smart products, toy products are no longer simple toy products, they may belong to the integration of toy products and electronic intelligent products, and at this time, it is necessary to refer to multiple CE directives for quality control.
EU Toy Testing Process.
Step 1: Apply 1Fill out the application form 2Application Company Information Form 3Provide product information and send samples.
Step 2: The engineer judges the toy and then sorts it and.
Step 3: The payment applicant confirms**, signs the contract, pays the payment, and provides the sample.
Step 4: The testing laboratory conducts a full set of tests on the applied product in accordance with the relevant EU testing standards.
Step 5: The test is passed and the report is completed.
Step 6: The project is completed and the toy inspection report is issued.