New Amendment A12 to Toy Electrical Standard EN 62115 under EU Toy Safety Directive

The new amendment A12 to EN 62115 is now harmonized under the EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC. The changes mainly affect electrical toys with a motor or inductor.

New requirements are applicable for toys with integrated electromagnetic field source. They will come into force from 3 June 2017.

Main Changes to Toy Electrical Standard EN 62115

Major Changes in Amendment A12

- Marking and instructions: When the markings or instructions included in 7.4 are present only on the packaging, there must be a statement on the packaging to retain the packaging because it contains important information.

- Heating and abnormal operation: Each low-power circuit is short-circuited by connecting the low-power point to the pole of the power supply from which the measurements are made. If this short circuit results in a hazardous condition, the short circuit is removed and the tests of 9.8.2 a) to f) are applied to the relevant low-power circuits.

- Construction: The content of the former note Z1 (see below) is incorporated in clause 14.10 as part of the requirement. “Connectors (jack plugs, USB plugs, RCA phono plugs etc.) with a diameter or diagonal measurement between 3.75 mm and 5.25 mm and length greater than 7 mm are considered to fail this requirement.”

- Toys with an integrated field source: Toys with an integrated field source generating Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) shall comply with EN 62233:2008 with the following modifications: Toys without a motor, inductor or which only include passive electronic components, are considered to comply with this requirement without measurement. The requirements do not apply to parts of toys consuming a current of 3 A or less. In EN 62233:2008, A.2.3 “Measuring distances and sensor location”, add the following to the list below, before the row for “transformers for toys”:

* Toys or parts of toys, intended to be used close to the body: 0 – all surfaces – continuously – 0.18
* Toys or parts of toys, hand-held: 15 – all surfaces – continuously – 0.18
* Toys or parts of toys, other: 30 – all surfaces – continuously – 0.18

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