SIST EN 71-1:2006/kprA9:2009

Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties - Amendment A9

Amendment relating to suction cups on projectiles intended for children over 36 months.

Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften

Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1 : Propriétés mécaniques et physiques - Amendement A9

Varnost igrač - 1. del: Mehanske in fizikalne lastnosti - Dopolnilo A9

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 14-Apr-2009
• ICS: 97.200.50 - Toys
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 18-Apr-2011
• Due Date: 23-Apr-2011
• Completion Date: 18-Apr-2011
• Directive: 88/378/EEC - Safety of toys
• Ref Project: EN 71-1:2005/FprA9 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 71-1:2006+A9:2009 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2009
• Revised: SIST EN 71-1:2006 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2009

Overview

EN 71-1:2005/FprA9 is a draft amendment published by CEN that updates Part 1 of the EN 71 series (Safety of toys - Mechanical and physical properties). The amendment addresses a set of editorial and safety-focused modifications, with specific attention to the treatment of suction cups on projectiles intended for children over 36 months. This document supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s) and is provided for the unique acceptance procedure.

Key Topics

• Definition change (3.15): The amendment expands the definition to explicitly include material intended to be wholly contained within a soft-filled toy or within soft-filled parts of a toy, clarifying scope for manufacturers and testers.
• Glass elements (4.5): A new point requires that glass elements (for example, glass beads) must not expose hazardous sharp edges or points after being subjected to the drop test (8.5) and impact test (8.7). Cross-references include sharpness clauses (8.11 and 8.12).
• Stuffed components (5.1): The amendment confirms that tightly packed, stuffed components made of fabric and/or yarn remain subject to the general requirements of clause 5.1.
• Dimensional wording (5.12): Text is replaced to refer to minor and major inner dimensions rather than outer diameters, improving clarity for component sizing and compliance checks.
• Test references (8.5, 8.7): Headings for the drop test and impact test are updated to include a reference to clause 4.5 and other related clauses, formalizing the test linkage for elements such as suction-cup projectiles.

Applications

This amendment has practical implications for several stakeholders:

• Toy manufacturers and designers: Must review product designs that include suction-cup projectiles and soft-filled toy components to ensure compliance with clarified definitions and test interactions.
• Testing laboratories: Should update test plans to reflect the new cross-references and to verify that glass elements and projectile components do not create accessible sharp edges or points after defined tests.
• Product safety managers and regulators: Can use the clarified wording to assess age-appropriateness (notably for children over 36 months) and evaluate choking and injury hazards posed by suction-cup projectiles.

Key benefits include clearer interpretation of mechanical/physical requirements, better alignment between component definitions and test procedures, and reduced ambiguity during conformity assessment.

Related Standards

• EN 71 series (general), with EN 71-1:2005 as the base for mechanical and physical criteria.
• Annex ZA (informative) in EN 71-1, which explains the relationship with EC Directive(s) and conformity obligations.

For manufacturers and conformity assessors, reviewing EN 71-1:2005 together with draft amendment FprA9 is recommended to ensure implementation of the clarified requirements for suction-cup projectiles and related components.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties - Amendment A9
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1 : Propriétés mécaniques et physiques - Amendement A9
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-1:2005/FprA9
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 71-1:2005
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA9
January 2009
ICS 97.200.50
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und
physiques physikalische Eigenschaften
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 52.
This draft amendment A9, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-1:2005. 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
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.

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France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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