EAC CERTIFICATION OF TOYS AND BOARD GAMES FOR EXPORT TO RUSSIA
REGISTRATION OF CU TR No. 008/2011 CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY

The marking of the toy must contain the following information:
– Name of the toy, including the trademark / trade name, model, nomenclature article
– Country of manufacture
– Name, address and contact information of the manufacturer
– Name, address and contact details of the representative company (for foreign manufacturers)
– The minimum age of the child who will play with it
– Basic structural material (for children under 3 years old) (as appropriate)
– Methods of care and storage conditions for the toy (as appropriate)
– Date of manufacture (month, year)
– Service life or shelf life (if determined)
Depending on the type of toy, you may also need: package contents, operating rules, assembly instructions, safety measures, warning labels, methods of hygienic treatment.

A single product circulation mark (EAC) can be applied:

• directly to the toy itself
• to the toy packaging (individual, group, transport)
• to the label, medallion, tag (including sewn label)

And it is also have to be indicated in the operational documents attached to the product.
For toys consisting of several parts, a single sign of circulation (EAC mark) is applied to those parts that can be placed on the market separately.

Toys must not pose danger to the life and health of children and persons looking after them. The absence of risk is determined by the design and material of which the toy is manufactured. The toy and its constituent parts must withstand the load during use, without deteriorating and retaining consumer properties.
When determining safety requirements, the age characteristics of children are also taken into account.

Organoleptic indicators
Physical and mechanical properties
Inflammability
Chemical properties
Toxicological and hygienic indices
Electrical properties
Radiation safety
microbiological indicators

In toys intended for children under 3 years of age cannot be made of: natural fur, natural leather, glass, porcelain, napped rubber, cardboard and paper, padded pellets of 3 mm or less in size without inner cover, toy fillers like rattles, whose size in a humid environment increases more than 5%.
In toys, the use of secondary raw materials is not allowed.
Protective-decorative coating of toys must be resistant to wet processing, the action of saliva and sweat.

1. Application
2. Label layout
3. Technical description, including photos, information about raw materials, materials and components
4. Assembly instruction, operating instructions (as appropriate)
5. TU or GOST (for Russian manufacturers)
6. Registration documents of an applicant
7. Contract with a representative company (for foreign manufacturers)
8. Certificate of quality management system (as appropriate)
9. Shipping documentation (for a single batch of products)

Applicant in a certificate of conformity can be either a manufacturer of product, or its official representative company on the territory of the Customs Union. If a manufacturer is a foreign company, then registration is possible only for the representative company on the territory of the Customs Union. This representative company will be indicated in the “Applicant” column of a certificate and will be responsible for products quality on the territory of the Customs Union.

Maximum validity period of a certificate for serial production of toys/games according to CU TR No. 008/2011 is 5 years. Validity period of a certificate for a single batch of toys is not set.
Please keep in mind that if you have a 5-year serial production certificate registered then an annual inspection control (expert audit) is required, otherwise an issued certificate may be canceled.

CU TR Certificates of conformity issued in one of the member states of the Customs Union, are valid in all of the member states of the Customs Union (on the territory of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan).

Toys must be of sufficient size to avoid getting into the respiratory tract.
The toy must have its own packaging. A plastic toy is allowed to be without packaging if it is subject to external placement.
On a packaging of a food product containing a toy there must be a warning inscription printed that says: “Contains a toy inside”.