Reporters learned from the Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, known as 'the most serious,' the EU toy new regulations - Toy Safety Directive will be fully implemented on December 20, which accounted for 60% of toy exports of Guangdong enterprises may produce multiple effects, you need to take active measures to deal with.
According to reports, the implementation of the new EU Toy Safety Directive, the scope and definition of toys, the operator's responsibility, conformity assessment procedures, warning signs, safety requirements and other aspects of a larger modification and expansion for example, some of the original not for children to play and design products, is likely to be identified as the children's play products are considered toys new directive also mechanical and physical properties, electrical performance requirements, chemical performance requirements, health requirements, etc. adds a host of new requirements. For instance, expressly prohibits limiting toxic and hazardous chemicals from eight kinds to 85 kinds.
Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine said that the Guangdong toy industry occupies a very important position in the country last year, Guangdong exported toys tested a total amount of 7.8 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 60% of the amount of exports of toys, while the EU is China's toy market is the second largest export market, Toy exports to the EU last year, Guangdong Inspection and the amount of 1.22 billion U.S. dollars this year, the first six months, Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine area exports to the EU Toy Inspection amount $ 473 million, an increase of 2.4% new EU toy safety directive begins execution, the major impact of the enterprise focused on two aspects: First, increase business costs, including increased production of toy export enterprises raw material procurement costs, testing costs, labor costs and production equipment costs, the second is due to raise the threshold of market access and affect trade.
It is understood that the Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has taken a number of measures to help businesses cope with the challenges associated with. Inspection and quarantine departments also reminds us that toy companies should attach great importance to the new EU directive, organizational learning and tracking someone new regulations and relevant laws and regulations, make full use of information to themselves favorable rules. secondly to enhance product quality control, improve product quality. Moreover, commercial operation, one note a clear responsibility by contract terms, to protect their own interests, and second, in the consolidation of the European Union and other traditional markets, actively explore new market.