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Scope

Standardization of toys with respect to safety relating to their mechanical, physical, chemical and flammable properties.

Excluded:

  • all electrical aspects which are dealt with by IEC.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 13 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
16

Published ISO standards *

4

ISO standards under development *

28
Participating members
36
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 181/AG 1   Interpretations and proposals for improvements of the ISO 8124-series of standards Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 1   Mechanical and physical properties Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 6   Phthalate plasticizers in toys Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 7   Age determination guidelines Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 8   Migration and total concentration of certain elements Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 9   Chemical toys Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 10   Microbiology Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 11   Activity toys Working group
ISO/TC 181/WG 12   Flammability Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 181

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 181:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 61 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances IEC
ISO/TC 43/SC 1 Noise ISO
ISO/TC 310 Child care articles ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 181

ISO/TC 181 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 145 Graphical symbols ISO
ISO/TC 310 Child care articles ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ATPA Asia Toy and Play Association Limited A
CI Consumers International A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
ICTI International Council of Toy Industries A
TIE Toy Industries of Europe A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
17-21 November 2025 深圳市 (China) ISO/TC 181  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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