SIST EN 71-1:2011/kFprA3:2013

Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties - Amendment 3: Toy books

Revision of EN 71-1:2011 to take into account the new Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften

Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques - Amendement 3: Livres jouets

Varnost igrač - 1. del: Mehanske in fizikalne lastnosti - Dopolnilo A3: Igralne knjige

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 31-Dec-2012
• ICS: 97.200.50 - Toys
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 24-Mar-2017
• Due Date: 29-Mar-2017
• Completion Date: 24-Mar-2017
• Directive: 2009/48/EC - DIRECTIVE 2009/48/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys
• Mandate: M/445 - Standardisation mandate addressed to CEN and CENELEC within the framework of Directive 2009/48/EC revising Directive 88/378/EEC concerning the safety of Toys
• Ref Project: EN 71-1:2011/FprA3 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 71-1:2011+A3:2014 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2014
• Amends: SIST EN 71-1:2011 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 18-Sep-2013
• Revised: SIST EN 71-1:2011+A2:2014 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 09-Oct-2013

Overview

EN 71-1:2011/prA3 is a CEN draft amendment to EN 71‑1:2011 - Safety of toys, Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties, addressing toy books and paper‑based components and aligning the standard with the Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. The amendment clarifies definitions, exclusions and test methods for paper and paperboard toys, updates packaging rules, and adds specific test conditions relevant to toys intended for children under 36 months.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and purpose
  • Amendment 3 focuses on toys made of paper and paperboard (including toy books) and clarifies where general mechanical/physical requirements apply or are exempted.
• Definitions
  • Paper: sheet of cellulose fibres with mass per unit area of 400 g/m² or less.
  • Paperboard: sheet of cellulose fibres with mass per unit area over 400 g/m² (excludes MDF, chipboard).
• Exclusions from general requirements (Clause 5.1)
  • Paper, fabric (including felt and elastic fabric), elastics, yarn, strings, fuzz, crayons, balloons, modelling clay.
  • Tightly packed stuffed fabric/yarn components are NOT excluded and remain subject to 5.1.
• Small parts and paperboard
  • Toys made entirely of paperboard or removable paperboard components are exempt from 5.1(b) only if they do not fit entirely in the small‑parts cylinder (8.2) in their as‑received or removed state.
  • Discrete paperboard components that detach must be attached with sufficient force to prevent becoming small parts unless they don’t fit the cylinder.
• Testing and mechanical requirements
  • Use existing tests: small parts cylinder (8.2), torque (8.3), tension (8.4.2.1), drop (8.5), impact (8.7), compression (8.8), sharpness of edges/points (8.11/8.12).
  • Additional provision: tension test gripping force for paperboard components set to (25 ± 2) N.
  • Note: for paperboard, torque testing (8.3) might not have been performed first - guidance added.
• Packaging
  • Small flexible plastic bags up to 100 × 100 mm are treated separately.
  • Plastic sheeting/bags with opening perimeter > 380 mm must have average thickness ≥ 0.038 mm (tested per 8.25.1).
• Magnets
  • Toys containing magnets must meet magnet requirements (4.23.2 b) and c)); release of magnets with low magnetic flux index is restricted when released pieces fit the small‑parts cylinder.

Applications and users

• Who uses this standard
  • Toy manufacturers, product designers and material suppliers (especially of paper/paperboard toys and toy books).
  • Test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies performing safety testing against EN 71‑1.
  • Regulatory authorities, importers and retailers ensuring compliance with the Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.
• Practical value
  • Helps determine when paper or paperboard components are exempt from small‑parts rules and where extra attachment strength or testing is needed.
  • Guides packaging design and material selection to reduce choking and entrapment risks for children under 36 months.
  • Supports conformity documentation for CE marking and market access in the EU.

Related standards

• EN 71‑1:2011 (base standard)
• Reference to ASTM F963 (use and abuse test similarity for under‑36‑months)
• Bibliography entries including EN 14765 and EN/IEC standards for electric toys (e.g., EN 62115)

Keywords: EN 71-1, toy safety, mechanical and physical properties, toy books, paperboard, small parts, toy testing, Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
01-december-2012
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Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties - Amendment 3: Toy books
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques - Amendement 3:
Livres jouets
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-1:2011/prA3
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 71-1:2011
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA3
August 2012
ICS 97.200.50
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties -
Amendment 3: Toy books
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und
physikalische Eigenschaften
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.

This draft amendment A3, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-1:2011. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
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SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
EN 71-1:2011/prA3:2012 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
3 Terms and definitions .3
5.1 General requirements (see A.26) .3
6 Packaging (see A.56) .4
A.26 General requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months (see 5.1) .5
Bibliography .6

SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
EN 71-1:2011/prA3:2012 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 71-1:2011/prA3:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety of
toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
3 Terms and definitions
Change 3.38 to read as follows:
3.38
paper
sheet formed by irregularly intervened cellulose fibres with a mass per unit area of 400 g/m² or less
Add a new definition:
3.XX
paperboard
sheet formed by irregularly intervened cellulose fibres with a mass per unit area over 400 g/m² excluding
pressed wooden fibreboards such as medium density fibreboard (MDF), chipboard and materials with similar
properties
Note 1 to entry: The term paperboard also includes materials commonly referred to as card or cardboard with a mass
per unit area over 400 g/m².
Add highlighted text and delete text that is struck through:
5.1 General requirements (see A.26)
The requirements in 5.1 do not apply to the following:
 paper, fabric (including felt and elastic fabric), elastics, yarn, strings and fuzz;
 crayons, chalks, pencils and similar writing and drawing implements without removable components;
 balloons;
 modelling clay and similar products.
However, tightly packed stuffed components made of fabric and/or yarn are not excluded from the general
requirements of 5.1.
SIST EN 71-1:2011/oprA3:2012
EN 71-1:2011/prA3:2012 (E)
The requirements in 5.1 (b) do not apply to:
 toys made entirely of paperboard or to removable components of toys entirely made of paperboard,
provided that in their as received or removed state do not fit entirely in the cylinder when tested according
to 8.2 (small parts cylinder); or,
 discrete paperboard components of toys that are not removable components, which detach when tested
according to the relevant provisions of 8.4.2.1 (tension test general) provided they do not fit entirely in the
cylinder when tested according to 8.2 (small parts cylinder).
The general requirements are as follows:
a) Toys and removable comp
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