Equitoy members are required to accept and abide by the Association's
Code of Conduct.

1 SAFETY
Members of the Association must ensure that all products comply with all relevant EU legislation and in particular:

• The Consumer Protection Act
• The Toys (Safety) Regulations
• The General Product Safety Regulations
• The Pencils & Graphic Instruments (Safety) Regulations
• The Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations
• The Trade Descriptions Act
• The Violent Crimes Reduction Act (Realistic Imitation Firearms) Regulations

2 SAFETY/QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Members of the Association are required to operate effective quality systems in order to be able to show due diligence in the event of enquiry from enforcement authorities and others.

3 CERTIFICATION
Members are required to ensure that suppliers and manufacturers are able to ensure consistency of design and quality in order to give confidence that products comply on a batch by batch basis. Certification of products by foreign suppliers must be a prerequisite of all Members' orders. Products must be assessed before and after shipment into the EU.

4 LABELLING
All products should be clearly labelled with at least the following information: -

• The name and address of the member
• The European CE mark
• Clear and unambiguous safety warnings
• Instructions for use of the product when misuse might cause an unacceptable risk to the user.

Members must not in any circumstance misuse statutory warnings or use warnings on products that are not required to carry them.

5 INSURANCE
All members must maintain an up to date policy of product liability insurance. Guidance on suitable policy terms is available from the Association. Failure to comply with this Code may adversely affect insurance cover.

6 MEMBERSHIP
All members must comply with this Code of Practice. Failure to follow the Code may result in termination of membership by the Council of the Association.

Rev: December 2007