Article 57 — Transitional provisions

1. Member States shall not impede the making available on the market of toys which were placed on the market in conformity with Directive 2009/48/EC before 1 August 2030. 2. Chapter VIII of this Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis instead of Article 42, 43 and 45 of Directive 2009/48/EC to toys which were placed on the market in conformity with that Directive before 1 August 2030, including toys for which a procedure has already been initiated in accordance with Article 42 or 43 of Directive 2009/48/EC before 1 August 2030. 3. EC type-examination certificates issued in accordance with Article 20 of Directive 2009/48/EC shall remain valid until 1 February 2031, unless they expire before that date.