# The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, Regulation 13: Applicable conformity assessment procedures

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The manufacturer must follow the applicable conformity assessment procedure to demonstrate that the toy will comply with the essential safety requirements during the toy's foreseeable and normal period of use.
(2) If the manufacturer has applied designated standards covering all the essential safety requirements, the manufacturer must use the internal production control procedure set out in Module A.
(3) In each of the following cases, the toy must be submitted to Type examination in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations, together with the conformity to type procedure set out in Module C—
(a) where designated standards covering all the essential safety requirements for the toy do not exist;
(b) where the designated standards referred to in sub-paragraph (a) exist but the manufacturer has not applied them or has applied them only in part;
(c) where one or more of the designated standards referred to in sub-paragraph (a) has been published with a restriction;
(d) when the manufacturer considers that the nature, design, construction or purpose of the toy necessitates third party verification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1881/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/toys-safety-regulations-2011/regulation-13
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