In January 2019, 206 cases of products were notified by EU RAPEX system, of which 105 cases (51%) were originated from China. Detail information about Chinese products notified are as below.
I. Category of Products Notified
The category and quantity of the products notified are as below:
Category |
Toys and children's products |
Jewellery |
Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Electrical appliances and equipment |
others |
Quantity |
46cases |
2 case |
7 cases |
15 cases |
35 cases |
II. Analysis of the Notification
1) 25 cases of products that do not comply with the requirements of REACH were notified. Following are the detail information and part of examples.
Total |
Phthalates |
Lead |
Cadmium |
Chromium(VI) |
PAHs |
Lack marking |
25cases |
15 cases |
2 cases |
2 cases |
2 case |
2 cases |
2 case |
2) 30 cases of products that do not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive were notified. Following are the detail information and part of examples.
3) 2 products that do not comply with the regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation) were notified. Below the detail information.
4) 1 product that does not comply with requirements of ROHS 2 were notified. Following are the detail information.