On April 2019, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published a new version of European standard EN 71-3:2019, Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements. This standard will be given the status of a national standard and the conflicting national standards will be withdrawn by October 31, 2019 at the latest.
The current harmonized standard for the migration of specific elements of the EU Toy Safety Directive is EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018. But EN 71-3:2019 is expected to be harmonized under the Toys Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) when accepted by the European Commission (EC) and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
Significant technical changes between this Standard and the previous version:
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