decree of the ministry of health welfare and sport containing the laying down of a policy regulation concerning standards to be enforced with regard to the safety of balloons 4 pages in english available . the policy regulation for balloons was laid down in the netherlands in 2006. in this policy regulation technical requirements for balloons were stipulated namely standards for the content of carcinogenic substances nitrosamines and nitrosatable compounds in the balloons and a mandatory warning clause for on the packaging of balloons. this policy regulation was notified at that time notification g tbt n nld 67 . the new directive from the european parliament and the council on the safety of toys in annex 2 particular safety requirements part iii chemical properties point 8 prohibits the use of nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances in toys intended for children under 36 months and in other toys intended to be put into the mouth if the migration of the substances is greater than or equal to 0.05 mg kg for nitrosamines and 1 mg kg for nitrosatable substances. the european parliament and council thus stipulate requirements for nitrosamines and nitrosatable compounds. for nitrosamines the requirement is less strict than that stipulated in the policy regulation from 2006. in the 2006 policy regulation this requirement for nitrosamines is 0.01 mg kg of rubber. the european requirement for nitrosatable compounds is equal to that in the 2006 policy regulation. the directive contains no stipulation directed at the obligation to show a warning clause on the label. this warning clause is still considered necessary because nitrosamines and nitrosatable compounds in balloons can also be formed after production for example in stores or in the consumers cupboard. the 2006 policy regulation for balloons will be laid down again so that the requirement for nitrosamines will become equal to the requirement in directive 2009 48 ec relaxation of the standard . for the rest the 2006 policy regulation will be adopted