Almost all products placed on the market for the purpose of play for children under 14 years of age fall within the scope. However, the person placing the product on the market is not free to do so: products that entice children to play can also fall under the Toys Directive. However, most sports equipment and leisure articles are not affected.
Examples of affected articles:wooden toys of all kinds,toys made of plastics,stuffed animals, dolls, board games, kids table, kids furniture and many more.
EN 71 covers chemicals and heavy metals, flammability and mechanical properties:
EN71 Part 1 – Physical and Mechanical Test
EN71 Part 2 – Flammability Test
EN71 Part 3 – Migration of Toxic Elements Test
EN71 Part 4 – Experimental Set for Chemistry
EN71 Part 5 – Chemical Toys (Sets) Other than Experimental Sets
EN71 Part 7 – Finger Paints
EN71 Part 8 – Swings, Slides & Similar Activity Toys for Indoor & Outdoor Family Domestic Use
EN71 Part 9 – Organic Chemical Compounds
EN71 Part 12 – Nitroamines & Nitrosatables substances
EN71 Part 13 – Fragrances in Certain Toys
EN71 Part 14 – Trampolines for Domestic Use
The number of EN 71 parts that apply to a certain product depends on the products nature.The most important part is EN71 part 1 part 2 and part 3.Tonglu as a professional manufacturer for kids furniture, we have EN71 certification for kids furniture.
( The EN71 certification is from Tonglu)