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Toys digital product passport
The new Toy Safety Regulation was adopted on 25 November 2025 and published on 12 December 2025. It replaces Directive 2009/48/EC and makes the Digital Product Passport mandatory for all toys placed on the EU single market.
GlacthaI bhfeidhm ón 1 August 2030 (DPP); some articles already in forceRegulation (EU) 2025/2509 (Toy Safety Regulation)
Príomhdhátaí
28 July 2023
Commission proposal for a new Toy Safety Regulation published.
25 November 2025
European Parliament adopts the regulation.
12 December 2025
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 published in the Official Journal.
1 January 2026
Regulation enters into force. Certain articles (28 to 44 and 49 to 55) apply from this date.
1 August 2030
General application, including the mandatory DPP for all toys.
Pointí sonraí riachtanacha
- Unique product identifier
- Manufacturer, importer and authorised representative details
- Country of assembly
- Age range and safety warnings
- Chemicals banned or restricted in toys (annexed list)
- Substances of concern above thresholds
- Material composition
- Conformity documentation and CE marking
- Notified-body involvement where required
- Instructions for safe use, storage, and disposal
Iompróirí sonraí inghlactha
QR code on packaging (primary)Optional carrier on the toy itself for durable products
Tairseacha agus díolúintí
- The 4.5-year transition is designed to give the toy industry time to implement the DPP and remove restricted chemical substances.
- Importers of second-hand toys from outside the EU are expected to be in scope; used toys placed on the market by consumers are not.
- Small and micro enterprises benefit from simplified technical documentation routes.
Ceisteanna oscailte
- Full alignment of the toy DPP with the ESPR horizontal DPP data model (CIRPASS) is still being worked out.
- Treatment of digital and connected toys interacts with the GPSR, Cyber Resilience Act and AI Act.
- Mutual recognition with UK and US toy-safety regimes.