SIST EN 71-16:2025
(Main)Safety of toys - Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials
Safety of toys - Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials
This document specifies requirements (content limit) and a test method for certain flame retardants in toy materials.
Sicherheit von Spielzeug– Teil16: Bestimmte chlorierte phosphorhaltige Flammschutzmittel (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in Spielzeugmaterialien
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und ein Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes der chlorierten phosphorhaltigen Flammschutzmittel TCEP, TCPP und TDCP in Spielzeugmaterial fest. Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar auf Spielzeug, das zur Verwendung durch Kinder unter 36Monaten bestimmt ist, oder sonstiges Spielzeug, das dazu bestimmt ist, in den Mund genommen zu werden.
ANMERKUNG Die Leitlinie Nr.11 der Europäischen Kommission zur Anwendung der Richtlinie2009/48/EG über die Sicherheit von Spielzeug [9] enthält Hinweise, die bei der Einstufung von Spielzeug für Kinder unter 36Monaten oder für Kinder ab 36Monaten helfen.
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 16 : Certains retardateurs de flamme à base de phosphore chloré (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) dans les matériaux-jouets
Le présent document spécifie des exigences et une méthode d’essai permettant de déterminer la teneur en retardateurs de flamme à base de phosphore chloré TCEP, TCPP et TDCP dans les matériaux-jouets. Il s’applique aux jouets destinés aux enfants de moins de 36 mois ou autres jouets destinés à être mis en bouche.
NOTE Le document d’orientation no 11 de la Commission européenne concernant l’application de la Directive 2009/48/CE relative à la sécurité des jouets [9] fournit des lignes directrices qui aident à la classification des jouets destinés aux enfants de moins de 36 mois ou de 36 mois et plus.
Varnost igrač - 16. del: Določeni klorirani organofosforni zaviralci gorenja (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) v materialih za igrače
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Varnost igrač - 16. del: Določeni klorirani organofosforni zaviralci gorenja (TCEP,
TCPP, TDCP) v materialih za igrače
Safety of toys - Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP,
TDCP) in toy materials
Sicherheit von Spielzeug– Teil16: Bestimmte chlorierte phosphorhaltige
Flammschutzmittel (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in Spielzeugmaterialien
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 16 : Certains retardateurs de flamme à base de phosphore
chloré (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) dans les matériaux-jouets
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-16:2025
ICS:
97.200.50 Igrače Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 71-16
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.190
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus
flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 16 : Certains retardateurs Sicherheit von Spielzeug- Teil16: Bestimmte chlorierte
de flamme à base de phosphore chloré (TCEP, TCPP, phosphorhaltige Flammschutzmittel (TCEP, TCPP,
TDCP) dans les matériaux-jouets TDCP) in Spielzeugmaterialien
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 December 2024.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 6
5 Principle . 7
6 Reagents, standards and apparatus . 7
6.1 Reagents . 7
6.2 Standards . 7
6.3 Apparatus . 8
7 Sample preparation. 8
8 Method of analysis . 9
8.1 General . 9
8.2 Chromatographic conditions . 9
8.3 Mass spectrometer settings . 9
9 Method performance . 10
9.1 Limit of quantification . 10
9.2 Precision . 11
10 Calculation of the result . 11
10.1 General . 11
10.2 Specific calculation of TCPP content (see Annex A) . 11
10.3 Calculation of TCEP, TCPP and TDCP content . 11
11 Test report . 12
Annex A (informative) Background and rationale — TCPP and its isomers . 13
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC aimed to be covered . 15
Bibliography . 16
European foreword
This document (EN 71-16:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety of
toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2025, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by August 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Additional information on the background and rationale for various requirements are given in Annex A.
This document constitutes the 16th part of the EN 71 series of standards on safety of toys.
EN 71, Safety of toys, consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
— Part 2: Flammability
— Part 3: Migration of certain elements
— Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
— Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
— Part 7: Finger paints — Requirements and test methods
— Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use
— Part 10: Organic chemical compounds — Sample preparation and extraction
— Part 11: Organic chemical compounds — Methods of analysis
— Part 12: N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances
— Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games
— Part 14: Trampolines for domestic use
— Part 15: Formamide in foam toy materials (content) (under development)
— Part 16: Certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP) in toy materials (under
development) (the present document)
— Part 17: Certain isothiazolinones (MIT, CIT, BIT) in aqueous toy materials (under development)
— Part 18: Phenol in aqueous (content) and polymeric (migration) toy materials
— Part 19: Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials
— Part 20: Microbiological safety of toys containing accessible aqueous media (under development)
It is up to the user of the standard to determine whether or not a toy is included in the scope of several
of the above parts of the EN 71-series, and to apply each applicable standard accordingly. Normative
references from one part of the EN 71-series to another, are therefore normally not provided in the
individual parts.
NOTE 1 In addition to the above parts of EN 71, the following deliverables have been published:
— CEN/TR 15071, Safety of toys — National translations of warnings and instructions for use in the EN 71
series,
— CEN/TR 15371 (all parts), Safety of toys — Interpretations,
— CEN/TR 16918, Safety of toys — Children's mouthing behaviour in contact with toys,
— CEN/TR 17695, Safety of toys - Mechanical and physical properties — Guidance on categorization of
projectile toys within EN 71-1,
— CEN/TS 17973, Safety of toys - Categorization of slime type materials, and
— CEN ISO/TR 8124-8, Safety of toys — Part 8: Age determination - First age grade for the appropriate
play of toys.
NOTE 2 Words in italics (apart from document titles) are defined in Clause 3 (Terms and definitions).
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
According to article 46 of Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys [1] the “Commission may adopt
specific limit values for chemicals used in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or in other
toys intended to be placed in the mouth”.
In June 2014 the European Commission amended Appendix C to Annex II to this Directive accordingly
and adopted specific limit values for TCEP, TCPP and TDCP in toys (see Commission Directive
2014/79/EU [2]). The limit values take into account the SCHER Opinion on tris(2-
chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) in Toys [3].
This document provides a test method to check compliance with these limit values.
WARNING — The application of the test method specified in this document can involve hazardous
materials, operations and equipment. The document does not purport to address all of the safety or
environmental problems associated with its use.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and a test method for determining the content of the chlorinated
phosphorus flame retardants TCEP, TCPP and TDCP in toy materials. This document is applicable to
toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth.
NOTE The European Commission Guidance Document No 11 on the Application of Directive 2009/48/EC on
the Safety of Toys [9] provides guidelines to help on the classification of toys intended for children under 36
months of age or of 36 months and over.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
sample
part of the toy material subject to testing
Note 1 to entry: A sample can consist of more than one material if the materials cannot be separated (e.g. coatings
on a base material).
4 Requirements
The content of certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants in toy materials shall not exceed the
limits specified in Table 1 when tested according to Clause 7 and 8.
NOTE The limit values in Table 1 correspond to the limit values specified in Directive 2009/48/EC [1] which
were introduced by Commission Directive (EU) 2014/79 [2].
Table 1 — Limit values for certain chlorinated phosphorus flame retardants in toy materials
Compound CAS Registry Number Requirement/Limit
mg/kg
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate 115–96–8 5
(TCEP)
Tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) 13674–84–5 5
phosphate (TCPP)
Tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl) 13674–87–8 5
ethyl] phosphate (TDCP)
5 Principle
The sample is cut into small pieces and extracted with toluene at 60 °C using an ultrasonic bath. The
extract is analysed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometer (GC-MS or GC-MS/MS).
6 Reagents, standards and apparatus
6.1 Reagents
Unless otherwise specified, all reagents shall be at least analytical grade. Reagents shall be stored as
specified by the supplier.
6.1.1 Toluene (CAS No. 108-88-3).
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