(1)

In accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), toys which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof set out in Article 10 of Directive 2009/48/EC and Annex II to that Directive.

(2)

Directive 2009/48/EC lays down, in Part III of Annex II thereto, specific requirements in order to ensure that there are no risks of adverse effects on human health due to exposure to the chemical substances or mixtures of which the toys are composed or which they contain. Moreover Article 10(2) lays down the general safety requirement.

(3)

By letter M/445 (3) of 9 July 2009 the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) for the drafting of new and the revision of existing harmonised standards in support of Directive 2009/48/EC. That request was replaced by a new request set out in Commission Implementing Decision C(2022)7410 (4), which requested among others a revision of standard EN 71-13 ‘Safety of toys – Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’.

(4)

CEN revised harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021 ‘Safety of toys – Part 13: Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’, the reference of which was published by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992 (5). This resulted in the adoption of harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022.

(5)

The specifications of harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 are more clearly related to the requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC. In particular, this new version of standard EN 71-13:2021 aligns the standard with Directive 2009/48/EC as amended by Commission Directives (EU) 2020/2088 (6) and (EU) 2020/2089 (7). Tables 1 and 2 of the standard have been revised and an additional table 3 has been inserted in the standard in order to take into account changes to the allergenic fragrance lists in Directive 2009/48/EC, introduced by Directives (EU) 2020/2088 and (EU) 2020/2089. Table 3 of the standard includes allergenic fragrances which, in accordance with Directive 2009/48/EC, are to be listed on a label affixed to the toy, on the packaging or in an accompanying leaflet to the toy. Standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 includes the specification that cosmetic kits and gustative games are not to be used by children under 36 months of age. This specification clearly reflects the requirement set out in Part III, point 12, second paragraph, of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC.

(6)

The Commission together with CEN has assessed whether harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 drafted by CEN complies with the request M/445 of 9 July 2009. The Commission has also assessed compliance with the new request set out in Implementing Decision C(2022)7410. The harmonised standard satisfies the requirements which it aims to cover and which are set out in Directive 2009/48/EC. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of that standard in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(7)

Harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022 replaces harmonised standard EN 71-13:2021. It is therefore necessary to withdraw the references of that standard from the Official Journal of the European Union.

(8)

In the interests of clarity, rationality and simplification, a complete list of references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC and satisfying the requirements they aim to cover should be published in a single act. The references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2009/48/EC are currently published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992. Consequently, it is necessary to replace Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1992 by a new decision.

(9)

Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,