CE Marking Certification

Our Eurofins ATS Aix en Provence lab operates as a Notified Body (2817) for CE marking of a wide range of toy products.

Our Notified Body will be able to carry out tasks related to conformity assessment procedures set out in the European Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, when a third party is required.

CE Marking for Toys

According to the Directive, products intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age are considered toys, and when being sold in the European Union market, toys should bear CE Marking to declare their safety compliance and provide adequate information to the consumers at the time of purchase.

In order to achieve CE Marking for toys, buyers and suppliers should be aware of below points:

• Conformity assessment procedure to demonstrate that the costumes are compliant with the regulatory safety requirements. During the conformity assessment, a Notified Body attests to whether the technical design of the toys meets TSD requirement and issues EC-type examination certificate for fulfilling products
• Technical File with all necessary documentation and details to support the conformity assessment
• EC Declaration of Conformity stating the fulfilment of the safety requirement with certification from a European Union Notified Body
• Apply CE Marking to the costumes, either directly on the products, on the affixed labels or on the packaging, together with names and addresses of manufacturers and importers, as well as identification of the products for traceability (e.g. a batch or serial number)
• Insert user manual containing instructions and safety information with warnings in the language(s) that the costumes are intended to be sold in.

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Drawing up Technical File

Technical File is the set of compulsory document that indicates fulfilment of European Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC requirement and hence the eligibility to apply for CE Marking. Technical File shall be kept for 10 years after the toys are being placed to the market(s) and should be presented to the authorities upon request for validation.

The Technical File is composed of:

• A detailed description of the design and manufacture, including a list of components and materials used in the toys, as well as the Safety Data Sheets obtained from the chemical suppliers
• Safety assessment/Risk assessment report
• Description of the conformity assessment procedure followed
• A copy of the EC Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
• The addresses of the manufacturing and storage locations
• Copies of documents that the manufacturer has summited to a Notified Body, if applicable
• Copies of test reports
• A copy of the EC-type examination certification
• Labelling and packaging file

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