Products covered: Toys
This addendum concerns the amendment of Egyptian Standard ES 3123-2 for "Safety of Toys P2: Flammability" which was formerly mandated by Ministerial Decree No.506/2010 and Egyptian Standard ES 3123-3 for "Safety of Toys P 3: Migration of Certain Elements" (52 pages, in Arabic) already mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 758/2010.
The producers and importers must comply with the requirements prescribed in the Egyptian Standard ES 3123-2 and ES 3123-3, which are in conformity with EN 71-2/2011 +A1/2014 and EN 713/2013 respectively.
ES 3123-2 for "Safety of Toys P2: Flammability", this Egyptian Standard specifies the categories of flammable materials which are prohibited in all toys, and requirements concerning flammability of certain toys when they are subjected to a small source of ignition.
ES 3123-3 for "Safety of Toys P 3: Migration of Certain Elements" specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, chromium (III), chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, tin, organic tin and zinc from toy materials and from parts of toys.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
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