SGS,
the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has
published an overview of recent amendments to Georgia’s technical regulation on
toy safety – Resolution No. 47/2020.
Resolution
No. 47/2020 contains safety requirements based on Directive 2009/48/EC, the
so-called European Toy Safety Directive. (TSD). Since its publishing in January
2020 there have been several amendments, including:
- Resolution
No. 753 of December 17, 2020 - Resolution
No. 296 of June 23, 2021 - Resolution
No. 438 of August 31, 2021
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Among
the provisions brought in by these resolutions:
- Toy
importers must submit an ‘advance notice of toy import’ in electronic form to
the Authorities for toy categories that fall under new Annexes VII and VIII and
specified in Resolution No. 438/2021 - Obligations
relating to the import and distribution of second-hand toys - Establishes
toy categories in Annex VII with specific items and commodity codes (HS codes),
as well as toy categories in Annex VIII - Expands
the scope of ‘toys’ to include toy books, including- Fabric
books with simple pictures/drawings - Plasticized
book with simple pictures - Pop-up
books - Coloring
books - Books
with elements to touch - Books
with simple pictures/drawings and sensory elements (touch and listen) - Books
with stickers, simple pictures and text - Books
that are accompanied by a toy
- Fabric
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Stakeholders
are advised to read SGS SafeGuard 135/21 to see a complete overview of the resolutions
and their impact.
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provide consulting, training, product development, testing, audit and
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worldwide, demonstrating the safety and quality of juvenile products being
brought to the market. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Toy & Juvenile Product
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