Moldova Updates List of Toy Safety Standards

Moldova has updated its list of standards that
demonstrate compliance with its Technical Regulation on toy safety.

Published in April 2021, Order No. 39 of March 31,
2021, contains both Moldovan and European (EN) standards. The updated list
contains the following standards – Moldovan (European):

1. ‘Physical and mechanical’ – SM EN 71-1+A1:2018 (EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018)
2. ‘Flammability’ – SM EN 71-2+A1:2014 (EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014)
3. ‘Migration
   of certain elements’ – SM EN 71-3:2019 (EN 71-3:2019)
4. ‘Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities’ – SM EN 71-4:2014 (EN 71-4:2013)
5. ‘Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets’ – SM EN 71-5:2016 (EN
   71-5:2015)
6. ‘Finger
   paints’ – SM EN 71-7+A2:2018 (EN 71-7:2014+A2:2018) – limit for climbazole revised from 0.5% to 0.2%.
7. ‘Activity toys for domestic use’ – SM EN 71-8:2018 (EN 71-8:2018)
8. ‘N-Nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances’ – SM EN 71-12:2014 (EN
   71-12:2013)
9. ‘Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’ – SM EN
   71-13:2014 (EN 71-13:2014)
10. ‘Trampolines for domestic use’ – SM EN 71-14:2019 (EN 71-14:2018)

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For electrical toys, the Moldovan standards are:

• SM EN 62115:2010
• SM EN
  62115:2005/A11:2016/AC:2018
• SM EN
  62115:2005/A11:2016
• SM EN
  62115:2005/A12:2016
• SM EN
  62115:2010/A2:2013/AC:2013
• SM EN
  62115:2010/A2:2013

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For European standards:

• EN 62115:2005
• EN
  62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013
• EN
  62115:2005/A11:2012
• EN
  62115:2005/A12:2015
• EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011
• EN 62115:2005/A2:2011

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Moldova’s Technical Regulation on toy safety was published
in 2015. Its safety requirements are similar to those in Directive 2009/48/EC,
the so-called European Toy Safety Directive (TSD).

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