On the basis of the opinions of the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE), which the Commission also consulted pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 92/59/EEC on general product safety, the Commission decided on 7 December 1999 to prohibit the intentional use or placing on the market in quantities higher than 0.1% by weight of 6 phthalate esters, DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP and DNO in toys and childcare products intended to be placed in the mouth by children under three years of age
On the basis of the opinions of the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE), which the Commission also consulted pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 92/59/EEC on general product safety, the Commission decided on 7 December 1999 to prohibit the intentional use or placing on the market in quantities higher than 0.1% by weight of 6 phthalate esters, DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP and DNO in toys and childcare products intended to be placed in the mouth by children under three years of age