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Selling Your Crocheted Plush Toys<\/h1>\n

Everything you need to know about CE standards<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Important note: <\/strong>This article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulations may change and vary depending on your situation. If in doubt, consult a legal professional<\/strong> or the services of the DGCCRF<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

You spent hours crocheting a plush toy. The result is beautiful, neat, made with love and you would like to sell it<\/strong>. Except that when you're about to start, you come across the words "\"CE standards<\/strong>\", \"toy directive<\/strong>\", \"declaration of conformity<\/strong>\""...and you close the tab.<\/p>\n

The result: you hesitate, you postpone, or you publish your creation while crossing your fingers. None of these options is ideal.<\/p>\n

Good news: these famous CE standards are much less opaque than they seem once you've demystified them. And above all, depending on how you position and sell your creations, you might not be not at all concerned by the obligations<\/strong> that you think you have.<\/p>\n

In this article, I explain what CE standards are, how to know if your crocheted plushies are subject to them, and what you need to do in practice if that's the case.<\/p>\n

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What exactly is the CE marking?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

CE does not mean "made in Europe".<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This is the most common mistake. The CE marking means "\"European Conformity<\/strong>\"", this is the manufacturer's statement indicating that its product meets essential safety requirements<\/strong> defined by current European directives.<\/p>\n

In short: the CE marking is a security guarantee<\/strong>, Geographic origin is not a determining factor. A product can be made in China and bear the CE marking. Conversely, a plush toy handmade in France is not automatically compliant. It is up to you, as the manufacturer, to ensure that it is.<\/p>\n

When it comes to toys, and potentially certain crocheted plushies, it's the\u00a0
Directive 2009\/48\/EC on the safety of toys which applies<\/strong>. It defines the safety requirements that any toy placed on the European market must meet.<\/p>\n

But here's the question that changes everything: is your plush toy a toy?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Piolepingouin\"<\/span><\/div>\n\n

Decorative plush toy: Pio the penguin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Are your creations affected?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

This is where everything hinges. The toy directive does not apply to all soft toys: it applies toys<\/strong>, that is to say, products "designed or clearly intended to be used for play purposes by children under 14 years of age".<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The distinction between toy and decorative object: it all comes down to that.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The intended use is determined by several combined factors, not just what you write on your product page. The regulatory authorities (DGCCRF) look at, in particular:<\/p>\n