EU Toy Safety Regulation
New toy safety regulation with mandatory Digital Product Passport from August 2030. Enhanced chemical safety, allergen disclosure, and online marketplace obligations.
Overview
The EU Toy Safety Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 — replaces the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC with a directly applicable regulation. It introduces a mandatory Digital Product Passport for toys with a 54-month transition period.
Legal basis
- Adopted: 12 December 2025
- Entered into force: January 2026
- Application date: 1 August 2030 (54 months after publication)
- Replaces: Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
DPP requirements for toys
Mandatory from 1 August 2030:
- Unique product identifier
- Manufacturer contact details and country of origin
- CE marking reference
- Safety warnings and age restrictions
- Allergen information
- Chemical substance information (REACH/SVHC relevant)
- Toy image (colour)
- Instructions for use
Privacy protection: Prohibited from storing personal data of consumers in toy DPPs.
New obligations for economic operators
- Manufacturers: DPP creation and registration
- Fulfilment service providers: New obligations for online marketplace compliance
- Online marketplaces: Must ensure DPP data is accessible
Who is affected
- Manufacturers of all toys within scope (toys intended for use by children under 14 years of age), including EU and non-EU manufacturers placing products on the EU market
- Importers who must verify DPP exists and is accessible before placing toys on the market from 2030
- Distributors who must verify DPP accessibility when making products available
- Fulfilment service providers — a newly defined category with explicit obligations under the regulation to verify DPP compliance for products they handle
- Online marketplaces obligated to ensure DPP data is displayed and accessible to consumers and customs authorities
Penalties and enforcement
Penalty provisions apply from 1 January 2026 (Articles 28–44 and 49–55 of Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 entered into force 23 December 2025). Specific fine amounts are set by Member States.
Enforcement consequences include:
- Market withdrawal for toys not meeting safety requirements
- Customs blocking of imported toys without valid DPP from 2030
- Fines under national toy safety and product safety enforcement frameworks
- Market surveillance authorities can require DPP access for inspection purposes
The existing national toy safety enforcement infrastructure (established under Directive 2009/48/EC) applies during the transition period to 2030.
Chemical safety provisions
The regulation introduces enhanced chemical safety requirements:
- Lower migration limits for certain toxic substances (carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants — CMRs) in toys
- Allergen disclosure mandatory in the DPP for substances that may cause allergic reactions
- REACH SVHC alignment: Substances of Very High Concern above 0.1% w/w must be declared in the DPP
- Prohibition on prohibited substances reinforced with digital traceability through the DPP
- Chemical data in the DPP must be kept current — when a substance is newly restricted, DPPs must be updated
Key dates
| Date | Milestone | |------|-----------| | 12 December 2025 | Regulation published in OJ | | 23 December 2025 | Articles 28–44, 49–55 enter into force (conformity assessment, penalties) | | 1 January 2026 | Penalty provisions apply | | 1 August 2030 | Full regulation applies — Directive 2009/48/EC repealed; DPP mandatory |