EN 50088:1996/A3:2002

Safety of electric toys

Superseded by EN 62115:2005

Sicherheit elektrischer Spielzeuge

Sécurité des jouets électriques

Varnost električnih igrač

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 19-Jun-2002
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Feb-2005
• ICS: 97.200.50 - Toys
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 61 - IEC_TC_61
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Jan-2008
• Completion Date: 01-Jan-2008
• Directive: 88/378/EEC - Safety of toys
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50088:1998/A3:2002 - Safety of electric toys

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 62115:2005 - Electric toys - Safety
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 50088:1996 - Safety of electric toys
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 50088:1998/A3:2002
prva izdaja
STANDARD
november 2002
Varnost električnih igrač
Safety of electric toys; Amendment A3
ICS 97.200.50 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 50088:1998/A3:2002(en)
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50088/A3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2002
ICS 97.200.50
English version
Safety of electric toys
Sécurité des jouets électriques Sicherheit elektrischer Spielzeuge
This amendment A3 modifies the European Standard EN 50088:1996; it was approved by CENELEC on
2002-03-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels
© 2002 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 50088:1996/A3:2002 E

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EN 50088:1996/A3:2002 – 2 –
Foreword
A proposal to amend EN 50088:1996, document CLC/TC 61(SEC)1219A, was discussed during the
Pamplona meeting in June 1999, when it was decided to submit a draft for an amendment to EN 50088 to
the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This draft was circulated in August 1999. The comments were discussed during the Kristiansand meeting
in June 2000, when it was decided to submit a new draft to the formal vote. This draft was circulated in
February 2001. The comments were discussed during the Delft meeting in May 2001, when it was
decided to submit a further draft to the formal vote (2MV).
This draft was circulated in October 2001 and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A3 to
EN 50088 on 2002-03-01.
The following dates were fixed:
- latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2003-03-01
- date on which national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-03-01
This amendment supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 50088:1996.
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– 3 – EN 50088:1996/A3:2002
Contents
Replace the reference to clause 20 by:
20 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards
Replace the reference to annex B by:
Annex B – Void
Replace the reference to annex D by:
Annex D – Sequence of the tests of clause 19
Replace the reference to annex F by:
Annex F – Void
Add:
Annex I – Toys incorporating lasers and light emitting diodes
1 Scope
Add the following note:
NOTE  Additional requirements for toys incorporating lasers and light emitting diodes (LEDs) are given in annex I.
2 Normative references
Replace the list of standards by:
EN 71 series Safety of toys
EN 71-1 1998 Safety of toys – Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
EN 71-3 1994 Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements
EN 60068-2-75 1997 Environmental testing – Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
(IEC 60068-2-75:1997)
EN 60086-2 2001 Primary batteries – Part 2: Physical and electrical specifications
(IEC 60086-2:2000)
EN 60320-1 2001 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes –
Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60320-1:2001)
EN 60335-1 1994 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances –
Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60335-1:1991, mod.)
EN 60417 series Graphical symbols for use on equipment (IEC 60417 series)

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EN 50088:1996/A3:2002 – 4 –
EN 60529 1991 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
(IEC 60529:1989)
EN 60695-2-2 1994 Fire hazard testing – Part 2: Test methods – Section 2: Needle-flame test
(IEC 60695-2-2:1991)
EN 60695-2-11 2001 Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods –
Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products
(IEC 60695-2-11:2000)
EN 60707 1999 Flamm
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