2021/2040(INI) Implementation of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys (Toy Safety Directive)
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | IMCO |
BENIFEI Brando ( S&D)
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WALSMANN Marion ( EPP),
BOTOŞ Vlad-Marius ( Renew),
LANGENSIEPEN Katrin ( Verts/ALE),
BASSO Alessandra ( ID),
MAZUREK Beata ( ECR),
PELLETIER Anne-Sophie ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
Events
2022/02/16
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 688 votes to 6, with 1 abstention, a resolution on the implementation of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys (Toy Safety Directive).
While recognising the added value of the Toys Directive in improving child safety and ensuring the same high level of protection throughout the single market, Members regretted that some third-country manufacturers selling their products on the single market, notably through the online market, do not comply with EU legislation, and that many toys sold in the EU still pose a significant threat to children.
Members therefore called for a revision of the Toys Directive , in particular to ensure that strict safety requirements are applied by all economic operators placing toys on the EU market.
Chemicals
Parliament recalled that toys that are placed on the EU market must comply with the TSD and with specific EU laws on chemicals . It called on the Commission to consider consolidating all applicable limits for toys to uniform values, justified by further assessment, in one piece of legislation, in order to streamline conformity assessment and to make it easier and less burdensome to comply with the requirements.
The Commission is called on to conduct an impact assessment in order to analyse if generic limits for derogated carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR) in the safety of toys Directive should be reduced and to explore if, in line with the chemicals strategy for sustainability, the possibility to derogate from the rules on the presence of CMRs that are inaccessible to the child in toys should be deleted and if adequate provisions to avoid children’s exposure to dangerous, toxic, harmful, corrosive and irritant substances should be made.
The Commission should ensure that endocrine disruptors are banned in toys as soon as they are identified. In addition, the Commission must decide whether the current distinction between toys intended for children under 36 months and those intended for older children needs to be abolished.
In view of a future revision of the TSD, the Commission should also evaluate whether the limit value for chemicals, such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable, should be set as the strictest value in force at national level , and introduce a mechanism allowing limit values for dangerous substances to be changed quickly.
Market surveillance and new technologies
Concerned that the effectiveness of market surveillance under the TSD is limited, Parliament called on the Member States to equip customs and market surveillance authorities with adequate human, financial and technical resources in order to increase the number and effectiveness of controls, so that effective enforcement of the TSD can be ensured and the proliferation of unsafe and non-compliant toys in the EU prevented.
The Commission is invited to explore the possibilities of using new technologies such as e-labelling, blockchain and artificial intelligence to detect dangerous products, mitigate risks and improve compliance with the Toys Directive, as well as to facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities.
Concerned about new vulnerabilities and risks associated with connected toys , Parliament stressed the importance of protecting children's privacy when using connected toys. It encouraged producers of connected toys to build safety and security mechanisms into their products at the design stage.
The Commission should look into different policy options, including extending the scope of the Toys Directive to include provisions on privacy and information security, adopting horizontal legislation on cybersecurity requirements for connected products and related services.
E-commerce
While recognising the positive role of online trading platforms, which have enabled EU toy manufacturers to grow, Members are concerned about the high number of unsafe toys sold online by rogue manufacturers and consider it necessary to eliminate the online sale of non-compliant and unsafe toys .
Members believe that online marketplaces should be required to take more responsibility for ensuring the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms, in particular to identify and remove non-compliant toys, including by cooperating with market surveillance authorities to remove such toys and prevent their reappearance.
In addition, the resolution stressed the need to step up cooperation with non-EU countries with a view to preventing unsafe and non-compliant toys from entering the EU market.
Legal instrument and way forward
Members called on the Commission, since the TSD acts as a de facto regulation, to consider whether its revision could be the opportunity to convert it into a regulation in order to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency and avoid implementation inconsistencies among Member States and market fragmentation.
The Commission is invited to introduce specific requirements for the visibility and readability of warnings on toys, and to analyse whether better information on the durability and reparability of toys could be added to the labelling provisions. Digital solutions could be used to make this information available to consumers.
Data
The resolution highlighted that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on accidents caused by toys has made it difficult to quantitatively assess the level of protection granted by the TSD and to inform standardisation work on toys. Members called on the Commission to assess the possibility of establishing a pan-European accident and injury database that allows for introduction and collection of information on accidents and injuries that occur because of dangerous toys, including those sold online.
Documents
2022/02/15
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2021/12/14
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted an own-initiative report by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) on the implementation of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys (Toy Safety Directive).
The Directive on the safety of toys (TSD) was adopted in 2009 to ensure a high level of health and safety for children and improve the functioning of the internal market for toys by removing barriers to trade in toys between Member States. Despite the lack of comprehensive data on its full impact, the TSD is still largely effective in guaranteeing the free movement of toys in the single market.
Members acknowledged the added value of the TSD in improving the safety of toys. However, they regretted that some of the non-EU manufacturers that are selling their products in the single market, especially through online marketplaces, do not comply with the EU legislation, and that many toys sold in the EU are still posing significant threats to children .
Therefore, Members called for a further revision of the TSD.
Chemicals
The report recalled that toys that are placed on the EU market must comply with the TSD and with specific EU laws on chemicals. The Commission should ensure that endocrine disruptors are banned in toys as soon as they are identified. In addition, the Commission must decide whether the current distinction between toys intended for children under 36 months and those intended for older children needs to be abolished.
In view of a future revision of the TSD, the Commission should also evaluate whether the limit value for chemicals, such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable , should be set as the strictest value in force at national level, and introduce a mechanism allowing limit values for dangerous substances to be changed quickly.
Market surveillance and new technologies
Concerned that the effectiveness of market surveillance under the TSD is limited, the report called on the Member States to equip customs and market surveillance authorities with adequate human, financial and technical resources in order to increase the number and effectiveness of controls, so that effective enforcement of the TSD can be ensured and the proliferation of unsafe and non-compliant toys in the EU prevented.
The Commission is called on to:
- provide active support to Member States in the enforcement of national market surveillance strategies;
- adopt implementing acts laying down benchmarks and techniques for checks on the basis of common risk analysis at EU level, in order to ensure consistent enforcement of EU law, strengthen controls on products entering the EU market and avoid divergences and achieve an effective and uniform level of such controls;
- explore possibilities for using new technologies such as e-labelling, blockchain and artificial intelligence with a view to detecting unsafe products, mitigating risk and improving compliance with the TSD;
- extend the scope of the TSD to include provisions on privacy and information security, adopting horizontal legislation on cybersecurity requirements for connected products and associated services;
- publish guidelines on recall procedures.
E-commerce
While recognising the positive role of e-commerce, including the role of online marketplaces, which have enabled the development of EU toy manufacturers, Members stressed that the development of e-commerce poses challenges for market surveillance authorities in ensuring the compliance of products sold online. Many products bought online fail to conform to EU safety requirements. Therefore, the report considered it necessary to eliminate the sale of non-compliant and dangerous toys online .
Market surveillance and customs authorities are called to step up their cooperation, including the exchange of information on non-compliance findings, and perform robust enforcement actions to stop rogue traders from exploiting the EU market.
In addition, the report stressed the need to step up cooperation with non-EU countries with a view to preventing unsafe and non-compliant toys from entering the EU market .
Legal instrument and way forward
Members called on the Commission, since the TSD acts as a de facto regulation, to consider whether its revision could be the opportunity to convert it into a regulation in order to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency and avoid implementation inconsistencies among Member States and market fragmentation.
Concerned that some producers avoid complying with the TSD by claiming that their products are not toys, while they are clearly used as such, the report stressed that the definition of ‘toys’ should be included in the future revision of the TSD.
Data
The report highlighted that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on accidents caused by toys has made it difficult to quantitatively assess the level of protection granted by the TSD and to inform standardisation work on toys. It stressed that insufficient coordination and funding at EU level is a root cause of the absence of consistent data. Members called on the Commission to assess the possibility of establishing a pan-European accident and injury database that allows for introduction and collection of information on accidents and injuries that occur because of dangerous toys, including those sold online .
Documents
2021/12/09
EP - Vote in committee
2021/07/13
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/06/03
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/04/29
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/02/18
EP - BENIFEI Brando (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in IMCO
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0037/2022
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0349/2021
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE695.242
- Committee draft report: PE692.714
- Committee draft report: PE692.714
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE695.242
Activities
- Deirdre CLUNE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jytte GUTELAND
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Othmar KARAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Antonius MANDERS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jordi CAÑAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Anne-Sophie PELLETIER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Michal ŠIMEČKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Beata MAZUREK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Alessandra BASSO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
Mise en œuvre de la directive relative à la sécurité des jouets - Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive - Umsetzung der Spielzeug-Richtlinie - A9-0349/2021 - Brando Benifei - Proposition de résolution #
2022/02/16 Outcome: +: 688, -: 6, 0: 1
PPE
The Left
NI| Amendments | Dossier |
| 178 |
2021/2040(INI)
2021/07/13
IMCO
178 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the Toy Safety Directive (TSD) was adopted in 2009 to ensure a high level of health and safety for children and
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities and to strengthen the collaboration between market surveillance authorities and other authorities like customs, telecom and data protection authorities;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Highlights that in order to detect unsafe toys more efficiently the market surveillance authorities should carry out mystery shopping also on online marketplaces on a regular basis and at least once a year in particular because toys are the products that are notified the most on the Safety Gate (RAPEX);
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls on Member States to make sure market surveillance activities are robustly financed;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Is concerned that counterfeit toys can put children at risk and have a negative impact on toy companies that apply all safety requirements; believes it is essential that Know Your Business Customer Requirements are adopted for all types of online intermediaries; welcomes specific operations from law enforcement authorities targeting counterfeit toys, such as Operation Ludus from Europol (2020).
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16 c. Encourages the use of new technologies such as AI and blockchain by market surveillance authorities to ensure that data analytics can be used to mitigate risk and improve compliance with the TSD;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned by the new vulnerabilities and risks posed by connected toys which may harm not only children’s physical health and safety, but also their privacy and security. Such toys already placed on the European market have been shown to have inadequate security, illegal terms of service, highly intrusive data collection and sharing and manipulative marketing techniques; calls on the Commission to explore different options for action, such as extending the scope of the TSD to include provisions on privacy and on information security
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the toy safety directive requires that toys, including the chemicals they contain, are safe, specific requirements and standards can be adapted in case of scientific and technological developments that show the constant emergence of previously unknown risks and challenges related to toys
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned by the new vulnerabilities and risks posed by connected toys in terms of children safety, security, privacy and mental health; calls on the Commission to explore different options for action,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned by the new vulnerabilities and risks posed by connected toys
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned by the new vulnerabilities and risks posed by connected toys; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is concerned by the new
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Highlights that the significant divergences in controls of products from third countries and in customs procedures and sanctions policies at the EU’s points of entry into the customs union often result not only in distortions and the entrance of counterfeit toys, but also in a considerable health and child safety risks in the single market;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Highlights the importance of safeguarding children´s privacy when using connected toys and calls for data generated by such toys to be fully under parental control;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Encourages producers of connected toys to integrate safety and security mechanisms by design;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Is concerned that consumers respond poorly to recalls, and that unsafe toys continue to be used by children even though they have been recalled; asks therefore the Commission to publish guidelines on recall procedures, including a check list with concrete requirements and asks the online marketplaces to establish effective mechanisms to make sure they can reach their users, buyers and sellers in order to inform them as quickly as possible when recalls are necessary and to increase the number of consumers reached by the recalls;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Insists that the Commission ensures that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of harmonised and standardised controls, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; urges the Commission, furthermore, to increase collaboration between the relevant competent authorities so as to guarantee harmonised and uniform controls at all points of entry into the Union and thus ensure the traceability of products and a high level of safety of toys;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the vulnerability of consumers to whom such products are addressed and the health risk to them in the event of exposure to unsafe or counterfeit products;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that the development of e-commerce poses challenges for market surveillance authorities in ensuring the compliance of products sold online; notes that many products bought online fail to conform to EU safety requirements and is concerned by the high number of dangerous toys sold online; considers it necessary to introduce clear rules and measures so as to be able to eliminate the sale of non-compliant and dangerous toys online whenever this is detected;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that the development of e-commerce poses challenges for market surveillance authorities in ensuring the compliance of products sold online; notes that many products bought online fail to conform to EU safety requirements and is concerned
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that the development of e-commerce benefits the consumers but also poses challenges for market surveillance authorities in ensuring the compliance of products sold online; notes that many products bought online fail to conform to EU safety requirements and is concerned by the high number of dangerous toys sold online;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recognises the positive role of e- commerce, including the role of online marketplaces, which have enabled the development of European toy manufacturers; stresses, in this context, the growth in these businesses’ activities both inside and outside the European Union;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the guidance of the Commission on Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020, which clarifies the tasks of economic operators, in particular with regard to products sold online and placed on the EU market from non-EU countries; stresses that compliance with EU rules by all economic operators is key to ensuring the safety of children and providing a level playing field for companies, and calls on market surveillance and customs authorities to
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the guidance of the Commission on Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020, which clarifies the tasks of economic operators, in particular with regard to products sold online and placed on the EU market from non-EU countries; notes, however, that authorised representatives in Article 5 of the Regulation is not responsible for the product safety nor liable towards consumers; emphasizes that it must always be possible to hold an economic operator in the Union liable for the product safety; stresses that compliance with EU rules by all economic operators is key to ensuring the safety of children and providing a level playing field for companies, and calls on market surveillance and customs authorities to perform robust enforcement actions to stop rogue traders from exploiting the EU market;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the guidance of the Commission on Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020, which clarifies the tasks of economic operators, in particular with regard to products sold online and placed on the EU market from non-EU countries; stresses however that the new traceability provisions in Regulation 2019/1020 need to be strengthen, in order to solve the issues posed by non-compliant direct imports facilitated by marketplaces; highlights that compliance with EU rules by all economic operators is key to ensuring the safety of children and providing a level playing field for companies, and calls on market surveillance and customs authorities to perform robust enforcement actions to stop rogue traders from exploiting the EU market;
Amendment 127 #
19. Welcomes the guidance of the Commission on Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020, which clarifies the tasks of economic operators, in particular with regard to products sold online and placed on the EU market from non-EU countries; stresses however that the new traceability provisions in Regulation 2019/1020 will not solve the issues posed by non- compliant direct imports facilitated by marketplaces and that compliance with EU rules by all economic operators is key to ensuring the safety of children and providing a level playing field for companies, and calls on market surveillance and customs authorities to perform robust enforcement actions to stop rogue traders from exploiting the EU market;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the guidance of the Commission on Article 4 of Regulation 2019/1020, which clarifies the tasks of economic operators, in particular with regard to products sold online and placed on the EU market from non-EU countries; stresses that compliance with EU rules by all economic operators is key to ensuring the safety of children and providing a level playing field for companies, and calls on market surveillance and customs authorities to step up their cooperation and perform robust enforcement actions to stop rogue traders from
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Highlights concerns that rogue traders can exploit loopholes that may result in unsafe toys being placed on the market, particularly when a seller is based outside the EU and there is usually no EU-based manufacturer, importer or distributor who is liable for the safety of a toy;
Amendment 13 #
D b. whereas e-commerce increases consumer choice but exposes them to health risks when purchasing unsafe or counterfeit products;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps, in keeping with their role in the supply chain, to ensure the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps to ensure the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms and to prevent the reappearance of unsafe toys in their listings; insists in the strongest terms, in this sense, that it is fundamental to ensure effective and predictable enforcement as well as consistency between different instruments such as the Digital Services Act
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps to ensure the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms and to prevent the reappearance of unsafe toys in their listings; insists in the strongest terms, in this sense, that it is fundamental to ensure consistency between the TSD and different instruments such as the Digital Services Act and the future legislative act revising the GPSD when it comes to the responsibility of online marketplaces, under the principle ‘what is illegal offline is illegal online’;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps to ensure the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms; insists in the strongest terms, in this sense, that it is fundamental to ensure full consistency between different instruments such as the Digital Services Act and the future legislative act revising the GPSD when it comes to the responsibility of
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps to ensure the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms; insists in the strongest terms, in this sense, that it is fundamental to ensure consistency between different instruments such as the Digital Services Act and the future legislative act revising the GPSD when it comes to the responsibility and liability of online marketplaces, under the principle ‘what is illegal offline is illegal online’;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Urges the Commission to require online marketplaces to introduce a link to the Safety Gate (RAPEX) on their websites so as to raise awareness about this platform and to modernise the Safety Gate (RAPEX) system in order to also allow better and quicker identification of unsafe toys by the online marketplaces;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the added value of the ‘know your business customer’ principle to increase compliance of toys sold online and traceability of t
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the added value of the ‘know your business customer’ principle to increase compliance and traceability of toys sold online; regrets that the product safety pledge has shown limited effects so far; calls, therefore, for
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the added value of the ‘know your business customer’ principle to increase compliance and traceability of toys sold online; regrets that the product safety pledge has shown limited effects so far;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the added value of the ‘know your business customer’ principle to increase compliance and traceability of toys sold online; regrets that the product
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Highlights the need to step up cooperation with non-EU countries; to fight more effectively against unsafe and non-compliant toys while ensuring a levelplaying field for European companies; calls on the Commission to publish information on its monitoring activities;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. C
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it essential to provide for a broader scope for amendments in the future revision
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it essential t
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it essential to
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it essential to provide for a broader scope for amendments in the future revision, including mechanical and physical requirements
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability commits the Commission to extend the generic approach to risk management to ensure that consumer products, including toys, do not contain chemicals that cause cancers, gene mutations, affect the reproductive or the endocrine system, or are persistent and bioaccumulative; whereas the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in addition commits the Commission to assess the modalities and timing for extending the same generic approach, with regard to consumer products, to further harmful chemicals, including those affecting the immune, neurological or respiratory systems and chemicals toxic to a specific organ;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Commission to clarify the definition of ‘grey zone’ products in the future revision of the TSD; stresses the need for an opened and constructive dialog with all the stakeholders to redefine toys so to eliminate confusion and grey-zones as much as possible.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Commission to clarify the definition of ‘grey zone’ products in the future revision of the TSD, as well as in the corresponding guidelines;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Considers that clear and up-to date guidance documents are essential for harmonized implementation of the TSD. Guidance helps both market surveillance authorities and economic operators to deal with ‘grey zone’ cases, such as when there is doubt about the correct age classification; calls on the Commission to keep Guidance documents updated, with priority given to revisions of guidance document No. 11 on age classification and of the TSD technical documentation guidance.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26 b. Highlights the important role of the toys in the development and formation of the children, the support from the pedagogical point of view in performing new tasks and improvement of learning skills from a very young age; calls on the Commission to revise the toy directive considering improving the safety of toy and in the same time reducing the burden and the administrative and legal costs of the manufacturers in order to ensure a clear path to safe and affordable toys for all children in the European Union.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the rules and requirements for toys remain, in many cases, stricter than the rules for other products used by children on a daily basis;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls on the Commission to introduce sustainable mandatory labelling for toys, providing the consumer at the time of purchase with clear, immediately visible, easily understandable and comparable information on a toy’s estimated lifetime, the extent to which it is reparable and the availability of spare parts, including, where relevant, the availability of the necessary software, and setting out options for repair; believes that this labelling could take the form of an environmental performance index, taking into account multiple criteria throughout the life cycle of toys and should be developed by involving all relevant stakeholders, centred on harmonised research-based and transparent standards further to impact assessments demonstrating relevance, proportionality and effectiveness in reducing negative environmental impacts and protecting children;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Considers that warnings and safety information are important for consumers. Additional labelling requirements should be kept to a minimum to avoid attention is diverted from this; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility to indicate conformity information not intended for the final consumer electronically;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Considers that CE Marking should be removed from the toy or its packaging and relegated to the technical file;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Calls on the European Commission to introduce a provision to allow independent third-party testing and certification for certain categories of toys, such as: - toys intended for children under three years; - toys which, for functional reasons, cannot be designed to eliminate all risks; - toys which, in case of a failure, can lead to severe health impacts of a child; - toys which have caused severe accidents in the past; - toys which have raised considerable concern in enforcement activities; - connected toys;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Urges the Commission to foster the use of innovative and digital solutions to make information available to consumers and minimise packaging materials while ensuring that safety information is clearly identifiable.
Amendment 165 #
27 c. Highlights that for the CE- marking, there is discrepancy between the TSD and other harmonized rules that might also apply to some toys, such as the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive and the Radio Equipment Directive which require the CE marking to be on the product. This is especially problematic if numerous conformity marks for different jurisdictions around the world have to be present. Calls on the Commission to specify in the Blue Guide on EU Product Rules, that a product needs to comply with the CE-marking requirements of one of the applicable legislations if there are conflicting requirements.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27 d. Is concerned by the proliferation of national legislation impacting labelling and information requirements to be displayed on packaging; considers that consumers and the value chain need information to drive more sustainable behavior but measures should be proportionate and not restrictive in a manner contrary to Article 34of the TFEU; believes a single EU-approach should be considered for example through the upcoming revision of the EU Packaging & Packaging WasteDirective
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Highlights that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on toy-related accidents makes it
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Highlights that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Highlights that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on toy
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. Whereas improved sustainability is important, the safety of toys should always take precedence; whereas requirements to improve sustainability should not compromise safety.
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Highlights that the lack of consistent EU-wide statistics on toy-related accidents makes it impossible to quantitatively assess the level of protection granted by the TSD; believes that a lack of coordination and funding at EU level is a root cause of the absence of consistent data and calls on the Commission to address this in a future revision through the establishment of a pan-European accident and injury database in order to systematically collect complete and representative information on accidents and injuries that occur because of dangerous toys and to improve traceability along the supply chain, also for toys sold online;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Member States to step up their data collection on the TSD, which is now uneven
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Member States to step up their data collection on the TSD, which is now uneven and incomplete, and to exchange information between one other to counteract risks and vulnerabilities in relation to toy safety;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce in the revision of the TSD a data base and templates regarding the data needed for the evaluation of the Regulation that shall beused by all the Member States, all the marketing surveillance authorities and all the notified bodies allowing to gather the same information at the European level and ensuring a harmonized data collection.
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to use the opportunity provided by the TSD revision
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to provide itself with the necessary resources to efficiently regulate chemicals in toys and to use the opportunity provided by the TSD revision to introduce indicators to monitor its implementation and effectiveness;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. The Commission shell elaborate the general report at the Union level based on the reports gathered from all the Member States. The final report and the reports from the Member State shall be public and easily accessible by all the interested parties.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to publish the summary of the 2014-2018 report by Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s evaluation report on the TSD, aiming at assessing its functioning since its entry into force; regrets the lack of harmonization in the elaboration of the reports and also in data gathering; stresses the need for transparency and urges the Member State and the Commission to publish the periodic reports from all the MS;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the added value of the TSD in improving the safety of children and ensuring an equal level of protection across the single market, compared to the previous directive, and its role in providing legal certainty and a level
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas the EU has the strictest toy safety legislation in the world that is widely regarded as a global benchmark.
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the added value of the TSD in improving the safety of children and ensuring an equal level of protection across the single market, compared to the previous directive, and its role in providing legal certainty and a level playing field for businesses; underlines however that a revision of the Toy Safety Directive is urgently needed to take into account aspects of globalisation and digitalisation which has led to new risks for consumers.
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the added value of the TSD in improving the safety of
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the key role of standards in allowing for the efficient and agile application of the directive by manufacturers, as well as the role of notified bodies in ensuring compliance when standards are not available or are not applied; Stresses the need to have open, inclusive, sustainable, transparent and high-quality standards, with the highest protection of personal data and privacy. Standards should also be technology neutral and performance based, ensuring equal conditions of competition among economic operators, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the key role of standards in allowing for the efficient and agile application of the directive by
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognises that the implementation of and preparation for the proper application of the TSD was a laborious process extending over many years and requiring significant financial investment by European toy manufacturers; stresses the importance of legal stability for the stable development of domestic businesses, especially small and medium-sized family enterprises;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses the need to develop ambitious standards for adaptive toys, which allow children with disabilities to enjoy and interact with toys they may not be able to otherwise;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Notes that some market surveillance authorities face problems in enforcing the provisions contained in Article 11 of the TSD, that obliges manufacturers to mark warnings on toys in a clearly visible, easily legible, understandable and accurate way. Such problems are caused by the lack of specified requirements and related standards. Therefore, calls on the Commission to introduce specific requirements on the visibility and legibility of warnings on toys, in order to enable Member States to enforce these requirements in a uniform way.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Is concerned by the fact that impulse noise limits for toys are higher than what is allowed for adults and that levels for close to the ear toys have been increased; calls on the Commission to set the limit for impulse noise to what is allowed for adults in industry according to Directive 2003/10 and to set maximum safety level in decibels for sound-emitting toys duly considering the precautionary principle;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes, however, that inconsistencies that call for a revision of the TSD remain; further efforts are needed to ensure the strict safety requirements that are applied by all economic operators and that children enjoy a similar level of protection in relation to other products designed for their use; invites the Commission to continue its evaluation process before a possible revision of the TSD to have targeted updates on the legislation, if needed.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes, however, that inconsistencies that call for a revision of the TSD remain and therefore asks the Commission to foresee an exhaustive impact assessment in order to check if and how these inconsistencies could be addressed;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the EU has the strictest toy safety legislation in the world that is widely regarded as a global benchmark;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes, however, that inconsistencies that call for an urgent revision of the TSD remain and that risks coming from the use of new technologies need to be addressed;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that despite the implementation of the directive’s ambitious provisions, the internal market and consumers still face a significant number of dangerous toys; believes that the key to improving child protection is better enforcement of the current rules, in particular through market surveillance and a tightening of borders by the customs services;
Amendment 32 #
5. Recognises the flexibility and durability of the TSD, given that in the period 2012-
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises that in the period 2012- 2019, the Directive has been amended 14 times to adapt to the new scientific evidence
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises that in the period 2012- 2019, the Directive has been amended 14
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the need for toys that are placed on the EU market to comply with the TSD, as well as the relevant EU legislation on chemicals, in particular the REACH Regulation , the Cosmetics Regulation, the Food Contact Material Regulation, the Batteries Directive, the CLP Regulation, POPs Regulation and the RoHS Directive;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the need for toys that are placed on the EU market to comply with the TSD, as well as the relevant EU legislation on chemicals, in particular the REACH Regulation and the RoHS Directive; calls on the Commission to introduce a labelling requirement of chemicals present in toys;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the need for toys that are placed on the EU market to comply with the TSD, as well as the relevant EU legislation on chemicals, in particular the REACH Regulation and the RoHS Directive, even when they are manufactured in third countries;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation, and providing for different limit values, can be burdensome and can, in some cases, necessitate duplicate the measuring of substances, as in the case of migration and content limit values;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation, and providing for different limit values, can be burdensome and can in some cases necessitate duplicate the measuring of substances, as in the case of migration and content limit values; calls on the Commission, therefore, to consider consolidating all applicable limits for toys in one piece of legislation in order to streamline conformity assessment with the aim to converge on the lowest existing limits and to ensure that secondary raw materials do not contain toxic substances which could appear in raw materials not intended for children’s toys;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. Whereas play is recognised as every child’s right by the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which all EU member states are signatories; playing contributes to children’s development, health and wellbeing and is an essential part of growing up; studies show toys have can enrich play and keep children playing for longer;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation, and providing for different limit values, can be burdensome and costly, especially for SMEs, and can in some cases necessitate duplicat
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation, and providing for different limit values, can be burdensome and can in some cases necessitate a duplicat
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows for the presence of those chemicals in
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows for the presence of those chemicals in concentrations that are too high to ensure the protection of children; calls on the Commission
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows in specific cases for the presence of those chemicals in concentrations that are too high to ensure the protection of children; calls on the Commission
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows for the presence of those chemicals in concentrations that are too high to ensure the protection of children; calls on the Commission urgently to substantially reduce the generic limits for derogated CMRs in the TSD; insists that, in line with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the possibility to derogate from the rules on the presence of CMRs in parts of the toy that are inaccessible to the child should be
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows for the presence of those chemicals in concentrations that are too high to ensure the protection of children; calls on the Commission urgently to substantially reduce the generic limits for derogated CMRs in the TSD; insists that, in line with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the possibility to derogate from the rules on the presence of CMRs
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) A c. Whereas the EU’s strict toy safety framework is designed to ensure children enjoy the safest play experience possible;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for chemicals such as nitrosamines
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for chemicals such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances set out at national level compared to those established in the TSD create inconsistencies, even when justified by the Commission; notes, however, that all EU children should enjoy the same high level of protection; acknowledges that this limit value cannot be amended by an implementing act but would require a legislative procedure; calls on the Commission, therefore, to
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for chemicals such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances set out at national level compared to those established in the TSD create inconsistencies, even when justified by the Commission; notes, however, that all EU children should enjoy the same high level of protection, in particular children with disabilities; acknowledges that this limit value cannot be amended by an implementing act but would require a legislative procedure; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the limit value to the strictest value in force at national level in a revision of the TSD;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines that lower limit values for chemicals such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances set out at national level compared to those established in the TSD create inconsistencies, even when justified by the Commission; notes, however, that all EU children should enjoy the same high level of protection; acknowledges that this limit value cannot be amended by an implementing act but would require a legislative procedure; calls on the Commission, therefore, to propose adapting the limit value to the strictest value in force at national level in a revision of the TSD;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 57 #
10. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to propose a hazard identification procedure for endocrine disruptors, based on the definition of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other scientific bodies, and to apply it in a future revision of the TSD to ensure that endocrine disruptors are banned in toys as soon as they are identified if they are representing a threat to the health of the child or if they are in the parts of the toys that are prone to substance transfer, as well as to consider introducing horizontal legislation with that aim, as repeatedly requested by Parliament and by the Council;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to extend the TSD’s preventive approach to CMRs to chemicals that affect the endocrine system or are persistent and bioaccumulative; calls on the Commission to also extend this approach to chemicals affecting the immune, neurological, or respiratory systems and to chemicals toxic to a specific organ to ensure a high level of protection against these chemicals as well as ensure a future-proof regulatory response to their use in toys, consistent with the Commission’s intention to prioritize all uses of these chemicals for REACH restrictions.
Amendment 6 #
B a. Whereas the effectiveness of the EU’s TSD is too often undermined by the actions of rogue traders and by the online sale of non-compliant products.
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. calls on the Commission to include provisions to take into account children’s combined exposure to chemicals as well as of potential low-dose effects in its revision of the TSD, in line with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. calls for a revised TSD to include provisions to take account of children’s combined exposure to chemicals as well as to take account of potential low-dose effects in line with the goals of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability; insists that adequate resources must be made available by the Commission and the Member States to systematically identify, assess, and regulate chemicals in toys.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10 c. Takes note of the findings of the Commission’s evaluation report on the TSD that the labelling requirements for specific allergenic fragrances in certain experimental toy sets cannot be easily updated when the lists of allergenic fragrances are amended; calls on the Commission to address this shortcoming in its proposal for a revised TSD ; further encourages the Commission to explore how transparency about chemicals in toys could be improved, for example through an obligation to declare the chemical content of toys on product labels.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes that this distinction can result in manufacturers circumventing the provisions by indicating that the toy is intended for children above 36 months even when it is clearly not the case; stresses that several stakeholders and Member States have indicated that this distinction is clearly inadequate and asked for it to be eliminated; calls on the Commission, therefore,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that some older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes th
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain highly vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes that this distinction can result in manufacturers circumventing the provisions by indicating that the toy is intended for children above 36 months even when it is clearly not the case; stresses that several stakeholders, the Commission and Member States have indicated that this distinction is clearly inadequate and
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes that this distinction can result in manufacturers circumventing the provisions by indicating that the toy is intended for children above 36 months even when it is clearly not the case;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Appreciates that the TSD sets stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months and toys intended to be placed in the mouth to deal with the risk of chemicals that migrate through oral exposure which is particularly present until the age of 24 months old; notes that these limit values have high safety margins and are based on the low body weight of young children, but insists that notwithstanding the high safety margin that already exist, if a chemical is seen as hazardous for children, it should be limited or restricted in all children's goods according to the recommendations of the specialists; calls on the Commission to use REACH to deal with additional restrictions for toys for older children.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. is concerned that the labelling requirements for specific allergenic fragrances in certain experimental toy sets cannot be easily updated when the lists of allergenic fragrances are amended; calls on the Commission to use the revision of the TSD to also tackle this shortcoming, by making it easier to amend those requirements.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. Whereas toy safety rules are stricter than rules for other consumer products that children are exposed to such as clothes, bedlinen, stationery, video game controllers and mobile phones.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the Commission to include in the revision of the TSD specific provisions for limiting children’s combined exposure to chemicals and for considering low-dose effects, in line with the goals of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that effective market surveillance by the relevant services is essential for the application of the provisions of the TSD to be effective and to ensure that consumers in the internal market can choose only safe and compliant products which guarantee a high level of protection for children; urges the Member States, together with the Commission, to work continuously to improve the organisation and effectiveness of the relevant public authorities, including by allocating sufficient funding;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the TSD contains a
Amendment 73 #
12. Notes that the TSD contains an obligation for Member States to perform market surveillance under the precautionary principle, test toys on the market and verify manufacturers’ documentation with a view to withdrawing unsafe toys and taking action against those responsible for placing them on the market; is concerned that the effectiveness of market surveillance under the TSD
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the TSD contains an obligation for
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that the TSD contains an obligation for Member States to perform market surveillance
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules, and calls on the Member States to implement it fully by making available the necessary human, financial and technical resources to systematically identify, assess, and regulate chemicals in toys;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, despite the lack of comprehensive data on its full impact, the number of companies operating in the market since the full application of the TSD increased by 10 % from 2013 to 2017, while the turnover of the EU toy industry has constantly increased since its entry into force; whereas 99 % of companies in the sector are SMEs;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules, and calls on the Member States to implement it
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening and harmonising controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules, and calls on the Member States to implement it fully also by making available the necessary resources (budget and staff);
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to improve market surveillance by strengthening controls by national authorities to ensure that products entering the single market, including toys, are safe and comply with the rules, and calls on the Member States to implement it fully and as quickly as possible;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Urges the Commission to adopt implementing acts laying down benchmarks and techniques for checks on the basis of common risk analysis on the Union level, in order to ensure a consistent enforcement of Union law, to strengthen the controls on products entering the Union market and to ensure an effective and uniform level of such controls, in line with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to assess the Member States’ implementation and application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 as a matter of urgency, taking particular account of national market protection strategies and obligations under Article 25; calls on the Commission to provide active support to Member States in the enforcement and assessment of national market protection strategies;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on market surveillance authorities to strictly apply Article 19 (EU) 2019/1020 when dealing with toys, given the vulnerability of children to defective, unsafe or counterfeit products;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Considers that EU-designated inspectors should help with the market surveillance of toys, including for example on cybersecurity and chemicals;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts specifying the procedures for the designation of Union testing facilities, in line with Article 21 of Regulation(EU) 2019/1020;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to explore possibilities for using new technologies, including conducting pilot programmes to research the toy market in Europe, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities by providing easily
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, despite the lack of comprehensive data on its full impact, the TSD is still effective in guaranteeing the free movement of toys in the Single Market and the number of companies operating in the market since the full application of the TSD increased by 10 % from 2013 to 2017, while the turnover of the EU toy industry has constantly increased since its entry into force; whereas 99 % of companies in the sector are SMEs;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to explore possibilities for using new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to detect unsafe products and facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities by providing easily accessible
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to continuously explore possibilities for using new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities by providing easily accessible and structured information on products and their traceability;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to explore possibilities for using new technologies such as e-labelling, blockchain and artificial intelligence to facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities by providing easily accessible and structured information on products and their traceability;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to explore possibilities for using new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to facilitate the work of market surveillance authorities by providing easily accessible, up-to-date and structured information on products and their traceability;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Welcomes the adoption of the Single Market Programme and the introduction of a specific objective, with a specific budget line and dedicated resources for market surveillance, which will contribute to support Member States' action in ensuring that only safe and compliant toys enter the EU market;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Underlines the importance of well- trained market surveillance officers, including customs officials. Calls on the Commission to finance and coordinate EU-wide training on applying the TSD
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities and actively share experiences, including on the methods and technologies used in customs controls to effectively stop the import of unsafe toys; stresses that maintaining a constant level of effective controls throughout the Union on toys coming from outside the internal market remains essential in order to ensure that they comply with European legal requirements;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities and to inform one other whenever they discover that non- compliant toys have entered the internal market, bearing in mind Regulation (EU) 2021/444 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Customs programme for cooperation in the field of customs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013;
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