To ensure adequate protection from specific chemical substances when new scientific knowledge emerges, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts establishing specific limit values for any chemical substance used in toys. If justified in the case of toys where there is a higher degree of exposure, those delegated acts should set specific limit values for toys intended for use by children under 36 months and in other toys intended to be put in the mouth, taking into account the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and the differences between toys and materials which come into contact with food or articles from which risks might arise due to oral contact through their use as a food contact material. Fragrances in toys entail special risks for human health. Therefore, specific rules should be set for the use of fragrances in toys, including a prohibition on the intentional use of certain allergenic fragrances in toys, in particular in toys intended for use by children under 36 months or other toys intended to be placed in the mouth, and for the labelling of certain allergenic fragrances. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend those rules to allow for adaptations to technical and scientific progress.
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