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A3:2014 REVISED VERSION FOR EN 71 PART1 PUBLISHED BY CEN

The European standardization committee CEN published a main revision of paperboard toys and parts of toys requirements in EN71-1:2011+A3:2014 in March 2014. This amendment A4 initially expected to take effect in October 2014. From then on, A3 Version may be approved to be harmonized in the EU Official Journal, and it will modify the European Standard EN 71-1:2011+A2:2013.

Mainly Change in requirement:
1 Paper and paperboard definition update
    — Paper has been re-defined, but is still based on a mass per unit area of 400 g/m² or less
    — Paperboard is newly defined to include card, cardboard and similar cellulose fibre materials with a mass per unit area greater than 400 g/m²

2 Small part requirement update
Toys intended for children under 36 months of age – Small parts
    A Paperboard toys and parts of toys:
    — Shall not be small parts as received
    — Shall not detach as small parts under a new 25 N tension test
    — Are not subjected to the other abuse tests (e.g. torque, 50 N/90N tension, drop, impact, compression, and soaking tests)
    B Felt, elasticized fabrics and elasticized threads are now included with “fabric,” and so will not be treated as small parts.

3 Packaging requirement update
Packaging – Plastic bags: Packaging polybags with an opening perimeter of 380 mm or less will also be required to have a mean thickness of at least 0.038 mm, but only if the uncut bag has an area of at least 100 mm x 100 mm.

The effective date of EU official for EN 71-1:2011+A3:2014, please closely visit the website below:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/harmonised-standards/toys/index_en.htm