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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th December, 2022.
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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 20091
as amended by Commission Directive 2021/903/EU of 3 June 20212
, hereby make the following regulations:
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Safety of Toys) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022.
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(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 5 December 2022.
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2. Schedule 1 to the European Union (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011 (
S.I. No. 14 of 2011
) is amended –
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(a) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 17:
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“17. Commission Directive 2020/2089/EU of 11 December 20203
,”, and
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(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 17:
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“18. Commission Directive 2021/903/EU of 3 June 20212
.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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5 December, 2022.
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LEO VARADKAR,
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Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
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These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2021/903/EU of 3 June 2021 which amends Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys, as regards aniline. This Directive sets a limit for aniline in textile toy material and leather toy material of 30 mg/kg after reductive cleavage and a limit for aniline in finger paints of 10 mg/kg as free aniline and 30 mg/kg after reductive cleavage.
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1 OJ L 170, 30.6.2009, p. 1–37.
2 OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 110–113.
3 OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 58–61.
2 OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 110–113. |