Targeted audience	EU/EEA manufacturers, EU/EEA importers and their upstream providers
Products concerned	Toys
Key industries concerned with this insight	Toys
Application date	7 months after formal publication
Main content or requirements	On 9 July 2025, the EU proposed to amend the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and exempt cobalt used in three specified applications: (1) in components made of stainless steel, as an impurity in the nickel contained in the stainless steel, (2) in components which are intended to conduct an electric current, or (3) in neodymium-based magnets if those magnets cannot be swallowed or inhaled
Reference

On 9 July 2025, the European Commission proposed a directive to amend Appendix A of Annex II to the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC, to add an entry on cobalt:

Substance	Classification	Permitted use
Cobalt	CMR 1B	(1) In toys and toy components made of stainless steel, as an impurity in the nickel contained in the stainless steel. (2) In toy components which are intended to conduct an electric current. (3) In neodymium-based magnets used in toys if those magnets cannot be swallowed or inhaled.

The directive is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) in the last quarter of 2025. EU Member States shall adopt the directive within 6 months after the directive is published They shall apply those provisions from the date 7 months after the publication in the OJEU.

Note:
Appendix A: List of CMR substances and their permitted uses in accordance with points 4, 5 and 6 of Part III

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