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Australia issued new legislation for toys containing magnets

Nov 04, 2020 | Australia issued new legislation for toys containing magnets

Australia issued new legislation for toys containing magnets,” Consumer Goods (Toys Containing Magnets) Safety Standard 2020.” This new legislation will repeal the existing “Consumer Product Safety St...

Children''s products
Ukrainian updated toy regulation in line with Directive 2009/48/EC of the EU

Nov 04, 2020 | Ukrainian updated toy regulation in line with Directive 2009/48/EC of the EU

In September 2020, the Ukrainian government published a draft resolution of changes to the Ukrainian Technical regulation on Toy’s safety. The changes in the Technical Regulation are prepared to br...

Children''s products Hazardous chemicals Restricted use
Global Toy Safety Requirement Updates
Global Toy Safety Requirement Updates
Nov 03, 2020

GPC is delighted bringing to you our October Newsletter with a summary of toy regulatory updates around the world and other chemical compliance news.  Toys, both imported and locally manufactur...

Brazil Sets Deadlines for Compliance on Toys Regulation
Brazil Sets Deadlines for Compliance on Toys Regulation
Nov 03, 2020

On June 24th 2020 the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia – INMETRO) published Directive 217/2020and this Directive is int...

Brazil Toy Regulation
Indian Cabinet ratifies ban on 7 hazardous chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention
Indian Cabinet ratifies ban on 7 hazardous chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention
Nov 02, 2020

The Union Cabinet ratified ban on seven Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) listed under Stockholm Convention. The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and environment fr...

POPs Stockholm Convention
India – BIS Certification for Safety of Toys
India – BIS Certification for Safety of Toys
Nov 02, 2020

Safety of Toys has been brought under compulsory BIS Certification as per Toys ((Quality Control) Order from 1 September 2020. The order was notified to the WTO in February this year. For BIS Certific...

Toy Safety BIS

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