Toy Safety Directive (TSD)

TSD Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC · Consolidated version of 29 Aug 2026 · Official text on EUR-Lex

Contents of the act

CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 – Subject-matter
• Article 2 – Scope
• Article 3 – Definitions

CHAPTER II – OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

• Article 4 – Obligations of manufacturers
• Article 5 – Authorised representatives
• Article 6 – Obligations of importers
• Article 7 – Obligations of distributors
• Article 8 – Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
• Article 9 – Identification of economic operators

CHAPTER III – CONFORMITY OF TOYS

• Article 10 – Essential safety requirements
• Article 11 – Warnings
• Article 12 – Free movement
• Article 13 – Presumption of conformity
• Article 14 – Formal objection to a harmonised standard
• Article 15 – EC declaration of conformity
• Article 16 – General principles of the CE marking
• Article 17 – Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking

CHAPTER IV – CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

• Article 18 – Safety assessments
• Article 19 – Applicable conformity assessment procedures
• Article 20 – EC-type examination
• Article 21 – Technical documentation

CHAPTER V – NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

• Article 22 – Notification
• Article 23 – Notifying authorities
• Article 24 – Requirements relating to notifying authorities
• Article 25 – Information obligation of notifying authorities
• Article 26 – Requirements relating to notified bodies
• Article 27 – Presumption of conformity
• Article 28 – Formal objection to a harmonised standard
• Article 29 – Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
• Article 30 – Application for notification
• Article 31 – Notification procedure
• Article 32 – Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
• Article 33 – Changes to notifications
• Article 34 – Challenge to the competence of notified bodies
• Article 35 – Operational obligations of notified bodies
• Article 36 – Information obligation of notified bodies
• Article 37 – Exchange of experience
• Article 38 – Coordination of notified bodies

CHAPTER VI – OBLIGATIONS AND POWERS OF MEMBER STATES

• Article 39 – Precautionary principle
• Article 40 – General obligation to organise market surveillance
• Article 41 – Instructions to the notified body
• Article 42 – Procedure for dealing with toys presenting a risk at national level
• Article 43 – Community safeguard procedure
• Article 44 – Exchange of information — Community Rapid Information Exchange System
• Article 45 – Formal non-compliance

CHAPTER VII – COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

• Article 46 – Amendments and implementing measures
• Article 47 – Committee procedure

CHAPTER VIII – SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Article 48 – Reporting
• Article 49 – Transparency and confidentiality
• Article 50 – Motivation of measures
• Article 51 – Penalties

CHAPTER IX – FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• Article 52 – Application of Directives 85/374/EEC and 2001/95/EC
• Article 53 – Transitional periods
• Article 54 – Transposition
• Article 55 – Repeal
• Article 56 – Entry into force
• Article 57 – Addressees

Annexes

• ANNEX I – List of products that, in particular, are not considered as toys within the meaning of this Directive
• ANNEX II – PARTICULAR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
• ANNEX III – EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
• ANNEX IV – TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
• ANNEX V – WARNINGS