Progress

Current status
in grace period
01 Aug 2030in force
01 Jan 2026in grace period
25 Nov 2025adopted
13 Oct 2025under deliberation
10 Apr 2025under deliberation
28 Jul 2023under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

01 Aug 2030
in force

Regulation (EU 2025/2509) on safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC enters into force

On 1 August 2030, the Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC enters into force. The Regulation applies to manufacturers, importers and distributors of toys placed on the market in the European Union. It establishes gener…

  • REGULATION (EU) 2025/2509 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 November 2025 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC, Council of the European Union (Official)
01 Jan 2026
in grace period

Regulation on safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC enters into force with a grace period

On 1 January 2026, the Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC enters into force with a grace period. The Regulation requires all toys to have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) to prevent unsafe toys from entering the EU m…

  • Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2025 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC, EU EURLEX (Official)
25 Nov 2025
adopted

European Parliament passed Regulation on safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC

On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament passed the Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC. The regulation requires all toys to have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) to prevent unsafe toys from entering the EU market…

  • Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC, European Parliament (Official)
13 Oct 2025
under deliberation

Council of the European Union adopted Regulation on safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC

On 13 October 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC. The Regulation would require all toys to have a Digital Product Passport (DPP) to prevent unsafe toys from enterin…

  • Council adopts new rules to make children toys safer, Council of the EU (Official)
10 Apr 2025
under deliberation

European Parliament and Council reached agreement on Regulation on the safety of toys

On 10 April 2025, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the proposed Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC. The Regulation would require all toys to have a Digital Product Passport to prevent u…

  • Child protection: Council and Parliament strike a deal on a law to make toys safer, Council of EU (Official)
28 Jul 2023
under deliberation

European Commission submitted proposal for a Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC

On 28 July 2023, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC. The regulation would focus on child protection by imposing safety requirements on toys and addressing risks asso…

  • Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC, European Commission (Official)