EU - EN IEC 62115:2020: New Version of Safety Standard for Electrical Toys

On March 21, 2020, the European Committee for Standardization CEN published EN IEC 62115:2020 as a new version of the standard “Electric toys - Safety". It applies to toys which have at least one function dependent on electricity (for example, song books with a sound function, remote-controlled cars, toy computers and electrical experimental sets).

EN IEC 62115:2020 will replace EN 62115:2005 and all of its amendments and corrigenda. This includes the following documents:

- EN 62115:2005

- EN 62115:2005/A11:2012

- EN 62115:2005/A11:2012/AC:2013

- EN 62115:2005/A12:2015

- EN 62115:2005/A2:2011

- EN 62115:2005/A2:2011/AC:2011

Significant changes have been made in various sections. For details please see attached document.

With the next issue of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the citation of EN IEC 62115:2020 is expected. This will make it mandatory for presumption of conformity with the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (harmonization of the standard). After the end of the transitional period (probably on December 2, 2021), only the new version will be valid as the legal basis.