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"Toys" ICS 97.200.50

Draft of Egyptian standard for Safety of toys – Part1: Mechanical and physical properties (146 page(s), in Arabic)

This Draft standard for Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties specifies the requirements and methods of tests for mechanical and physical properties of toys, Safety measures, Mechanical testing, Physical testing, Baby toys, Soft toys, Packaging, Marking, Labels, Age, Graphic symbols.

This draft applies to toys for children, toys being any product or material designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children of less than 14 years. It refers to new toys taking into account the period of foreseeable and normal use, and that the toys are used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the behaviour of children. It includes specific requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months, children under 18 months and for children who are too young to sit up unaided.

This draft Standard does not cover musical instruments, sports equipment or similar items but does include their toy counterparts.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard complies with EN 71-1:2014.

Safety requirements

EN 71-1:2014

Products covered: ICS: 97.200.50 (Toys)

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.1308/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six- month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3123-1 "safety of toys – Part1 : mechanical and physical properties" (151 pages, in Arabic).

It should be noted that Ministerial Decree No. 506/2010 (5 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/16/Add.1 dated 3 March 2015, mandated among others an earlier version of this standard.

Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with EN 71-1/2014.

Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Proposed date of adoption: 15/10/2017

Proposed date of entry into force: 24/11/2017

Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:

National Enquiry Point

Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality

16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt

E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg

Website: http://www.eos.org.eg

Tel: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504

Tel: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504

"Toys" ICS 97.200.50

Safety requirements

Products covered: Toys (ICS 97.200.50)

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.102/2019 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3123-1 "Safety of toys – Part1: Mechanical and physical properties" (146 pages, in Arabic).

It should be noted that Ministerial Decree No. 1308/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/164/Add.1 dated 21 February 2018, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 71-1:2014.

Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Proposed date of adoption: 7 February 2019.

Proposed date of entry into force: 7 March 2019.

Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:
National Enquiry Point
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg
Tel: + (202) 22845528
Fax: + (202) 22845504

"Toys" ICS 97.200.50

Safety requirements