This part of this European Standard specifies requirements for the use and design of a graphical symbol for age warning labelling on toys not suitable for children below 3 years of age.   This provision does not apply to toys which on account of their function, dimensions, characteristics, properties or other cogent grounds are manifestly unsuitable for children below 3 years of age.   The purpose of the symbol is to inform adults that the toy might be hazardous to a child below 3 years of age.

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This part of this European Standard specifies requirements for the use and design of a graphical symbol for age warning labelling on toys not suitable for children below 3 years of age.   This provision does not apply to toys which on account of their function, dimensions, characteristics, properties or other cogent grounds are manifestly unsuitable for children below 3 years of age.   The purpose of the symbol is to inform adults that the toy might be hazardous to a child below 3 years of age.

  • Standard
    4 pages
    English language
    e-Library read for
    1 day
  • Standard – translation
    5 pages
    Slovenian language
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A European Standardization Mandate is a formal request from the European Commission to the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI) to develop European standards (ENs) in support of EU legislation and policies. Mandates are issued under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and help ensure that products and services meet the essential requirements set out in EU directives and regulations.

M/BC/CEN/90/6 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Standardization request - Safety of toys - graphical symbols". Standardization request - Safety of toys - graphical symbols There are 2 standards developed under this mandate.

Standards developed in response to a mandate and cited in the Official Journal of the European Union become "harmonized standards". Products manufactured in compliance with harmonized standards benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation, facilitating CE marking and market access across the European Economic Area.