In Force Checked October 24, 2026
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 replaces it from August 1, 2030, adding a digital product passport and bans on PFAS and bisphenols in toys.
Next: Plan the move to Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 before August 1, 2030, starting with the digital product passport data you will need.
What It Covers
The essential safety requirements for toys placed on the EU market: physical and mechanical, flammability, chemical, electrical, hygiene and radioactivity, with conformity assessment and CE marking.
Who It Applies To
Manufacturers, importers, and distributors of products designed or intended for use in play by children under 14.
Key Requirements
- A safety assessment covering all hazards before the toy is placed on the market.
- Technical documentation and an EU declaration of conformity, kept for ten years.
- CE marking, warnings, and traceability information on the toy.
- Harmonized standards (EN 71 series) to presume conformity, or EU-type examination where they are not applied.
What an Auditor Asks to See
- The technical file and safety assessment for a toy.
- The declaration of conformity and the standards it cites, with their editions.
Where Systems Fall Short
- Declarations of conformity citing superseded editions of EN 71.
- Safety assessments that list tests but never discuss hazards.
How QES Helps
Technical file reviews now, and a gap analysis against Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 so the 2030 change is planned.
Related Standards
Sources. EUR-Lex — Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys (opens in a new tab); EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys (opens in a new tab). Status checked October 24, 2026. This page summarizes Directive 2009/48/EC; it does not reproduce or replace it. Buy the standard from its publisher, or read the regulation in its official text, before relying on a detail. Not legal advice.