New EU Requirements for Projectile Toys with Suction Cups
April 2007 (07B-118)
Clause 4.17.1 (b) of EN 71-1: 2005 specifies that “resilient materials used as impact surfaces shall not become detached when tested to 8.4.2.3 (tension test, protective components).” This test requires a 60 Newton tensile force to be applied for example on the resilient suction cup of an arrow.
Following a fatal accident with a four-year-old child caused by a bow and arrow toy with a suction cup, Spanish authorities have raised a formal objection. As a result the European Commission recently published a Decision* requiring with immediate effect that projectile toys with suction cups intended for children of 3 years and over be subjected to an EC type examination. In essence, the suction cups shall not become detached when subjected to the relevant tests laid down in clause 5.13.b of EN 71-1: 2005, in particular to the “torque test” (clause 8.3) and the “tension test”, “general” (clause 8.4.2.1).
The CEN/TC 52 standardization committee will most likely amend EN 71-1: 2005 to include these new requirements.
For more information: Please contact your client service representative or:
Europe: frederique.walspeck@fr.bureauveritas.com / dominique.billeret@fr.bureauveritas.com
* Commission Decision of 04 April 2007, The Official Journal of the European Union L96 :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_096/l_09620070411en00180020.pdf
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