The European Commission is proposing to update EU legislation on toy safety while transforming Directive 2009/48/EC into a legally binding regulation that will apply immediately when adopted.
The aim of the regulation proposed on Friday 28 July is threefold: to strengthen the protection of children from toxic chemicals, to adapt legislation to the digital age and to guarantee fair competition rules in the internal market.
Under this future regulation (legal basis Article 114, ‘Internal...