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update:2013-10-21 NO.: DOC131002-01

Germany provisionally maintain the limit values for certain heavy metals in toys

On 9 October 2013, European Commission published the decision of authorising Germany to maintain the limit values for antimony, arsenic, barium, lead and mercury beyond the entry into application of the limit values for chemical substances according to Article 55, 2nd sentence of Directive 2009/48/EC on Official Journal of the European Union.

In accordance with the Court’s Order of 15 May 2013 in case T-198/12R, the Commission authorises that the national provisions notified by the Federal Republic of Germany concerning limit values for antimony, arsenic, barium, lead and mercury in toys be maintained beyond 20 July 2013.

New 19 sorts migration of certain elements requirements as below:

Element	Migration limit
Element	Category I mg/kg	Category II mg/kg	Category III mg/kg
Aluminium	5 625	1 406	70 000
Antimony	45	11.3	560 (60*)
Arsenic	3.8	0.9	47 (25*)
Barium	1 500(1000 and 250 for modeling clay*)	375	18 750 (1000*)
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 (90*)
Manganese	1 200	300	15 000
Mercury	7.5	1.9	94 (60*)
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

Note:
Category I : Dry, brittle, powder like or pliable materials;
Category II : Liquid or sticky materials;
Category III : Scraped-off materials.
Note for Germany limits for Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Lead and Mercury are lower and indicated * above.

More information please refer below links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:267:0007:0008:EN:PDF
http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2013-05/cp130059en.pdf

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