Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Ordinance on the safety of toys.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 35, 14 July 2011, pp. 1350-1357.
Long title
Second Ordinance relating to the Appliances and Productions Safety Act.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Risk assessment/management Consumer protection Standards International trade Internal trade Institution Authorization/permit Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 20 July 2015.
Abstract

The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the safety of toys. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the safety of toys. Article 3 establishes that when placing their toys on the market, manufacturers shall ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the general safety requirements. The text - consisting of 24 articles - deals, inter alia, with sphere of application, definition of terms, general obligations of producers, special marking and information obligations of producers, authorized representatives, obligations of importers, obligations of dealers, essential safety requirements, warnings, conformity with EC regulations, security assessment, technical documents, precautionary principle, treatment of toys with an associated risk, exchange of information, penalties, transitional provisions.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de