EC Certification

IISG-ICQ has been notified to European Commission as qualified Body for EC type examinations (n. 0376).

Within this field the Institute carries out:

• EC type certificates, that is the certification stating the conformity to the essential requirements of the European Directive 88/378/CEE Safety of Toys adopted by the Council of the European Community;
• conformity certificates to EN-71 Standards on Safety of Toys approved by CEN (European Committee for Standardization);
• researches on testing methods and analysis related with toys safety. We operate in close collaboration with the Italian UNI and participate for it at several European working groups about toys, child care articles, playground equipments and furniture.