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European Union Publishes Three Guidance Documents on the Application of Revised Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC

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In January 2012, the European Commission published three Guidance Documents intended to facilitate the application of the Revised Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC by all stakeholders.

New version of the TSD Explanatory Guidance Document - Rev 1.4 of 18 January 2012 (replaces previous version Rev 1.3 of 5 April 2011):
This document provides some clarification to requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC regarding :

obligations of distributors;
economic operators;
the visibility requirement;
wording of DoC; and
labelling for hygiene.

Two new Guidance Documents relative to specific categories of products:

Guidance Document No. 14 "Sports equipment versus toys" and Guidance Document No. 15 "Writing instruments and stationary items" are intended to provide guidelines to help Member States and stakeholders make the distinction between toys and sports equipment, and between toys and stationery items.

Additional Information
The Guidance Documents can be viewed at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/toys/documents/guidance/index_en.htm

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