Answer · updated 12 September 2026

Do I need an EU responsible person for wooden toys

Yes. A toy may only be sold to an EU customer if an economic operator established in the European Union is responsible for it.

For a toy that duty comes from Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Article 4. Article 16 of the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) does the same job for products with no sector law of their own.

This is a service you buy from a firm that sells representation. NOBREMA does not sell it and will not pretend to. We write the file that firm and any authority will ask you for.

A toy is not governed by GPSR alone. Directive 2009/48/EC governs it, requires CE marking, and requires a safety assessment wider than a general risk analysis.

At a glance

Product: Wooden toy, painted or bare
Instrument: Directive 2009/48/EC (Toy Safety Directive)
Also: Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Article 4
CE marking: Required
We sell this: No, you buy it elsewhere

7 obligations apply · 4 do not · 1 you buy elsewhere

What applies

An economic operator established in the European Union, named with an address on the toy or its packagingyou buy this elsewhere

Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Article 4

CE marking on the toy, visible, legible and indelible

Directive 2009/48/EC, Articles 16 and 17

An EU declaration of conformity, drawn up and signed by you

Directive 2009/48/EC, Article 15

A safety assessment of chemical, physical, mechanical, electrical, flammability and hygiene hazards

Directive 2009/48/EC, Article 18

Technical documentation, kept 10 years from the day the toy is placed on the market

Directive 2009/48/EC, Article 21

The warning that the toy is not suitable for children under 36 months, with the reason, where it applies

Directive 2009/48/EC, Annex V, Part B, point 1

Warnings and instructions in the languages of the countries where the toy is sold

Directive 2009/48/EC, Article 11

What does not apply

A general risk analysis in place of the toy safety assessment

Where the Toy Safety Directive covers a hazard, its safety assessment is the one that counts.

A notified body, in most cases

Where you build to the harmonised standards, the EN 71 series, you assess conformity yourself and keep the file.

Certification of the toy

Nobody certifies it. You declare conformity, affix the CE marking, and remain responsible for the toy.

A separate EU responsible person for each country

One economic operator in the Union covers the single market.

What to do first

01Decide the age grading, because it changes the tests and the warnings.
02Assess the hazards against the EN 71 series and write the safety assessment down.
03Arrange the economic operator in the European Union. Buy that from a firm that sells it.
04Draw up and sign the EU declaration of conformity, then affix the CE marking.
05Keep the technical documentation for 10 years and produce it if asked.

Sources

We read the texts and name them. We do not sell representation, and we say when you need it.

The rules move. Watch tells you when one of these changes.

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) applies from 12 August 2026 and rewrites packaging duties across the European Union. Watch is the free notice of what changed, who it hits, and what to do.

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