BIS Issues
Standards for Toys
·
Standards to come into effect from 1
Sept 2020
· Compulsory
Apply to All Domestic Goods and Imported Goods, Exports Exempted
[MoC&I Order S.O. 853(E) dated 25th
February 2020]
In exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3)
of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central
Government, after consulting the Bureau, is of the opinion that it is necessary
and expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following
Order, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement
(1)
This Order may be called the Toys (Quality Control)
Order, 2020.
(2)
It shall come into force with effect from 01.09.2020.
2. Application
In
this order, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a)
This Quality Control Order shall apply to (Toys) Product or material designed
or clearly intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children
under 14 years of age or any other product as notified by the Central
Government from time to time;
(b)
This order shall apply to Toys as they are initially received
by the children and, in addition, this shall apply after a toy is
subjected to reasonably foreseeable conditions of normal use and abuse unless
specifically noted otherwise.
3. Conformity to standard and compulsory use of Standard Mark.
The
goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the Table below shall conform
to the corresponding Indian Standard (s) mentioned in the column (2) of the
Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence
from the Bureau as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of BIS (Conformity Assessment)
Regulations, 2018:
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to
goods or articles meant for export.
4. Certification and enforcement authority.
The
Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcement authority for the goods or
articles specified in column (1) of the following Table.
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Table |
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Goods
or articles |
Indian
Standard |
Title
of Indian Standard |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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Toys |
IS
9873 (Part 1): 2018 |
Safety
of Toys Part l Safety Aspects Related to Mechanical and Physical Properties. |
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IS
9873 (Part 2): 2017 |
Safety
of Toys Part 2 Flammability. |
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IS
9873 (Part 3): 2017 |
Safety
Requirements for Toys Part 3 Migration of Certain Elements. |
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IS
9873 (Part 4): 2017 |
Safety
of Toys Part 4 Swings, Slides and Similar Activity Toys for Indoor and
Outdoor Family Domestic Use. |
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IS
9873 (Part 7): 2017 |
Safety
of Toys Part 7 Requirements and Test Methods for Finger Paints. |
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IS
9873 (Part 9): 2017 |
Safety
of Toys Part 9 Certain Phthalates Esters in Toys and Children’s Products. |
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IS
15644: 2006 |
Safety
of Electric Toys. |
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Note : For the purposes of Table, the latest version of Indian
Standards including the amendments issued thereof, as notified by the Bureau
from time to time, shall apply from date of such notification.