S.I. No. 13/2013 - European Communities (Safety of Toys) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Safety of Toys) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 20 July 2013.

2. The European Communities (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011 (

S.I. No. 14 of 2011

), are hereby amended by substituting for the definition of “Toy Safety Directive” in Regulation 4 (1) the following—

“ ‘Toy Safety Directive’ means Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 20091 as amended, for the purpose of adaptation to technical progress, by Commission Directive 2012/7/EU of 2 March 20124.”,

and by adding the following footnote thereto

“4 OJ No L 64, 3.3.2012, p.2”.

GIVEN under my official seal,

16 January 2013.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2012/7/EU of 2 March 2012, which amends, for the purpose of adaptation to technical progress, part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 relating to toy safety by setting lower limits for cadmium levels in toys or components in toys which shall not be exceeded.

1 OJ No L No 170, 30.6.2009, p.1

2 OJ No L 64, 3.3.2012, p.2

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

18

th January

, 2013.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009

1

as amended by Commission Directive 2012/7/EU of 2 March 2012

2

, hereby make the following regulations