On 1 Apr. 2017, Turkey Ministry of Custom released Gazette No. 30025 to amend Turkish toy regulation in the interest of clarity, and also include 9 restrictions for toys.
It is noted that the new toy regulation published in Oct. 2016 aligns with EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC.
The amendments to Turkish toy safety are as below:
1. Expands the scope of nickel exemption
Substance | Category | Permitted use |
Nickel | CMR2 | In toys or toy components made of stainless steel In toy components which are intended to conduct an electric current |
2 Includes 9 restrictions for toys which are intended for children under 36 months and in other toys intended to be placed in the mouth:
SN | Substance | CAS NO | Limit Value | Date of Applicability | Remarks |
1 | TCEP | 115-96-8 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) | 04/04/2017 | In line with (EU) 2014/79/EU |
2 | TCPP | 13674-84-5 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) | 04/04/2017 | |
3 | TDCP | 13674-87-8 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) | 04/04/2017 | |
4 | Bisphenol A | 80-05-7 | 0.1 mg/L (migration limit) | 04/04/2017 | TS EN 71-10, TS EN 71-11 |
5 | * Formamide | 75-12-7 | 20 μg/m3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials containing more than 200 mg/kg (cut-off limit based on content) | 24/05/2017 | Foam toy materials |
6 | *1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (BIT) | 2634-33-5 | 5 mg/kg (content limit) | 24/05/2017 | Aqueous toy materials |
7 | *reaction mass of: 5-chloro-2- methyl-4-isothiazolin- 3-one [EC no. 247-500-7] and 2-methyl-2H -isothiazol-3-one [EC no. 220-239-6] (3:1) | 55965-84-9 | 1 mg/kg (content limit) | 24/05/2017 | Aqueous toy materials |
8 | * 5-Chloro-2-methyl-isothiazolin-3(2H)-one (CMI) | 26172-55-4 | 0,75 mg/kg (content limit) | 24/05/2017 | |
9 | * 2-methylisothiazolin-3(2H)-one (MI) | 2682-20-4 | 0,25 mg/kg (content limit) | 24/05/2017 |
The four restrictions (TCEP, TCPP, TDCP and BPA) come into operation since 21 December 2015. In Turkish toy regulation, the four restrictions become applicable from 4 April 2017. The applicability date of other five restrictions in the list aligns with that of the EU Safety Directive.
C&K Testing advises businesses take heed to Turkish regulation and check product conformity to avoid trade barriers.
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