S.I. No. 348/2022 - European Union (Safety of Toys) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the European Union (Safety of Toys) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8

th

day of July 2022.

2. Schedule 1 to the European Union (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011 (

S.I. No. 14 of 2011

) is amended by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph 14

“15. Commission Directive 2019/1020/EU of 20 June 2019

4

,

16. Commission Directive 2020/2088/EU of 11 December 2020

2

,

17. Commission Directive 2020/2089/EU of 11 December 2020.

3

”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

7 July, 2022.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment..

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

).

These Regulations give effect to two Commission Directives (Directive 2020/2088/EU of 11 December 2020 and Directive 2020/2088/EU of 11 December 2020). Directive 2020/2088/EU of 11 December 2020 amends the allergenic fragrances listed in the table in the third paragraph of point 11 of Part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, to include the allergenic fragrances listed in Table 1 3-1 of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) opinion of 26 and 27 June 2012 and amend entry 4 of the table in respect of citronellol. Commission Directive 2020/2089/EU of 11 December 2020 amends the table on the first paragraph of point 11 of Part III of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, to include the prohibition of the use of atranol, chloroatranol and methyl heptine carbonate in toys.

1 OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1–37

2 OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 53–57

3 OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 58–61

4 OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1–44

2 OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 53–57

3 OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 58–61

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th July,

2022.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, 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 2020/2088/EU of 11 December 2020

2

and Commission Directive 2020/2089/EU of 11 December 2020

3

hereby make the following regulations