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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

6 March 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 175/2012

European Union (EU)* : Amendment to Directive on the Safety of Toys

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 352/2009 dated 6 July 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Directive to amend the Directive 2009/48/EC concerning the safety of toys. Details are set out in the Commission Directive 2012/7/EU, which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:064:0007:0008:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Directive 2009/48/EC sets limit values for cadmium in toys. In light of the new developments related to the toxicology of cadmium, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a new tolerable weekly intake, resulting in a new tolerable daily intake for the allocation to toys. Therefore, Directive 2009/48/EC should be amended accordingly. The Directive shall enter into force on 23 March 2012. 

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,


 

(Miss Anita WONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.





Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.