Test Method / Standard
European Directive / Regulation
Category
Remarks
AZO
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Textile Garments & Caps
Certain Azo dyes can degrade to form carcinogenic or suspected carcinogenic amines.
PHENOLS (PCP/ TeCP)
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Textile Garments
TeCP are lower derivatives of PCP & has similar properties, used to prevent mold when growing cotton and when storing/transporting fabrics.
Wooden products (Children’s & Food Contact)
PCP is a polychlorinated compound used as a preservative to wood, leather, and textiles. PCP is persistent in the environment, harmful to human health, and toxic to aquatic environments. Burning products with PCP may produce highly toxic substances.
PHTHALATES
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Textile Garments & Children’s product
Phthalates are a class of organic compounds added to plastics to increase flexibility. Phthalates are released from plastics and may cause damage to the liver, kidneys, or other organs.
CADMIUM
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
All Products
Cadmium is a heavy metal and class 1 carcinogen, exposure to cadmium over a long period of time via food, water, or air can cause kidney and lung damage, prostrate cancer, and reproductive damage.
APEOs
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Textile Garments
APEOs are know endocrine disruptors, they are oestrogenic, and have carcinogenic properties that affect the hormonal system.
PFOS
2006/ 122/EC Maximum Concentration Values of PFOS
Textile Garments
PFOS are animal carcinogens and have been found to potentially cause liver problems, testicular tumors, mammary gland tumors, prostate gland problems, and endocrine disruptive effects, among other things.
FORMALDEHYDE
NATIONAL LEVEL ·Decree 210/1988, Finland ·Official Gazette, France ·Gefahstoffverordnung, Germany ·The Dutch Commodities Act, Netherland ·Product Regulation No. 922, Norway
Textile Garments & Caps
Formaldehyde is a volatile compound used widely in apparel and textile manufacturing as an anti-creasing and an anti-shrinking agent. In addition, formaldehyde is often used in polymeric resins (e.g. phenol-formaldehyde and urea-formaldehyde). Formaldehyde is a suspected carcinogen. In addition formaldehyde is an irritant and may cause allergic reactions.
ALLERGENIC DYESTUFFS
NATIONAL LEVEL § 30 of Food and Commodities Act, Germany
Textile Garments
These dyestuffs enters the body through the skin which causes allergenic contact dermatitis
CARCINOGENIC DYESTUFFS
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Textile Garments
Have substances acting as an agent or promoters making the body cells susceptible to DNA damage
BENZENE
EC/1907/2006 REACH Regulation Annex XVII – restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances
Air freshener Markers Glue
Benzene can be used in a variety of products, for instance as stabilizer in plastics and certain types of rubber. Benzene is both toxic and carcinogenic, and the presence of benzenein toys & consumer products has therefore been restricted.
Wrist-watch cases, watch straps, rivet buttons, tighteners, rivets and zippers and metal marks contained in or intended to be used in garments
Nickel can cause allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Signs of ACD range from dryness, chapping and inflammation of the skin to eczema and blisters.
Adhesives, Nail polish, Cosmetics, Rubber cement, paints, Paint thinners, lacquers, Stain removers, Dyes and Inks
Toluene is a sweet-smelling, industrial solvent and a volatile organic compound (VOC).
PHENOLS (PCP ONLY)
NICKEL
TOLUENE
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EN 471
89 / 689 / EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive
Safety Clothing / Vest
High Visibility Warning Clothing for professional use. Provides basic safety requirements that PPE must satisfy to ensure health protection and safety of users.
EN1150
89 / 689 / EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive
Safety Clothing
High Visibility Clothing for non- professional use. Provides basic safety requirements that PPE must satisfy to ensure health protection and safety of users.
Rules & Regulations Test Method / Standard
European Directive / Regulation
Category
Remarks
EN343
89 / 689 / EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive
Safety Clothing
These garments are intended to protect against weather conditions with combinations of precipitation, rain, fog, humidity and wind at temperatures down to +5°C.
EN 71
2009 / 48 /EC Toy Safety Directive
Toys & Children’s Products
Safety of Toys, provides safety requirements for children’s toys
EN 62115
2009 / 48 /EC Toy Safety Directive
Toys & Children’s Products – Electrical / Electronics
Safety on Electrical Toys - deals with the safety of toys that have at least one function dependent on electricity
DIN 72553
2001 / 95/ EC General Product Safety Directive
Booster Cables / Battery Booster Cable
Battery jumper cable for road vehicles with combustion engines; dimensions, requirements, test
EN 1860-1
2001 / 95 / EC General Product Safety Directive
Barbecue Grills
Appliances, solid fuels and firelighters for barbecuing: part 1 barbecues burning solid fuels, Under the General Product Safety Directive, it stipulates that all consumer products placed on the European market are safe
EN1836
89 / 689 / EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive
Sunglasses
Personal Eye Protection – Sunglasses & Sun glare filters for general use, Provides basic safety requirements that PPE must satisfy to ensure health protection and safety of users.
EN 13356
89 / 689 / EEC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive
Visibility accessories for nonprofessional use
High Visibility accessories for non- professional use. Provides basic safety requirements that PPE must satisfy to ensure health protection and safety of user’s presence visually when illuminated by vehicle headlight in dark roads
EN 60825-1
2006 / 95 / EC Low Voltage Directive
Laser Pointers
Safety of laser Products, requires that electrical equipment, within certain voltage limits, provides a high level of protection for the public
ISO 9994
2001 / 95/ EC General Product Safety Directive
Cigarette Lighters
ISO9999 Safety requirement for Cigarette Lighters. Under the General Product Safety Directive, it stipulates that all consumer products placed on the European market are safe
ISO 22702
2001 / 95/ EC General Product Safety Directive
Utility Lighters
ISO22702 Safety requirement for Utility lighters. Under the General Product Safety Directive, it stipulates that all consumer products placed on the European market are safe
EN 15493
2001 / 95/ EC General Product Safety Directive
Candles
Candle specification for fire safety. Under the General Product Safety Directive, it stipulates that all consumer products placed on the European market are safe
All consumer products (i.e., cosmetic, toys & children products & household products ) made of substances and mixtures
To demonstrates the effectiveness of a substance—when used as a preservative or additive— to stop the growth of such pathogenic organisms as E. coli, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus.
ANTIMICROBIAL PRESER- Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC VATIVE EFFECTIVENESS MICROBIAL ENUMERATION TOXICOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Ensures that the product is free from bacterial / fungal contaminants The assessment of the toxicological potential is the most important step in the hazard evaluation of a cosmetics , toys & children products ingredient and consists in a series of distinct toxicity studies. Done to ensure a consumer product is safe chemically that can cause adverse health effects by acute and chronic toxicity, irritation and sensitization under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use.
93-42-EEC MEDICAL DIRECTIVE
93 / 42 / EEC Medical Devices Directive
EMC
2004 / 108 / EEC Electromagnetic Com- Electrical / Electronics patibility Directive
Provides Immunity & emission limits for electrical / electronic products marketed in European Countries
ErP
2009/125/EC Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive
Electrical / Electronics
To reduce the environmental impact of products across the life cycle, with a particular focus on energy.
R & TTE
1999/5/EC R&TTE Directive
Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment
The concerns on the essential requirement on the protection of the health and the safety of the user and any other person, including the objectives with respect to safety requirements and electromagnetic compatibility
ECE 27
Vehicle Regulation
Advance Warning Triangle
This Regulation applies to certain advance-warning devices intended to be on board vehicles and to be placed on the carriageway in order to signal, by day and at night, the presence of a halted vehicle.
FOOD CONTACT
1935 / 2004 / EC, materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Food Contact materials / articles
Provides regulatory framework for testing food contact materials
WEEE
2002 / 96 / EC Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive
Electrical / Electronics
Requires collection of used E&E equipment
BATTERY DIRECTIVE
2006/66/EC Battery Directive
Batteries
Defines acceptable limit for mercury, cadmium & lead in batteries
LVD
2006 / 95 /EC Low Voltage Directive
Electrical / Electronics
Requires that electrical equipment, with in certain voltage limits, provides a high level of protection for the public
E-MARK
95 / 54 / EC Automotive Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
Car electrical / electronic Subassemblies
Products intended for use in vehicles are required to obtain formal type approval products prior to placing them on the market. All such products are required to carry an e-mark and to comply with European vehicle legislation in order to be legally fitted inside a vehicle.
First Aid Kits
Provides regulatory framework for Medical Devices Vigilance System
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Airporters Air sanitizers Alcohol testers Appetizer sets Aprons Asian cooking Badge holders Badminton Bags Design your own bags Bag covers Bag hangers Bag organizers Baking related items Balance 3000 Ballpoints
Balls Balmain
Bath sets Batteries (rechargeable) Battery chargers Battery saving sets BBQ’s BBQ accessories BBQ sets / bags Beach bags Beach balls Beach chairs Beach games Beach towels and mats Beach sets Beach slippers Beauty cases Best In Town Bicycle accessories Bidons Big Bang Binoculars Biodegradable items Bird houses Blankets Blinking lights Blouses Bocce sets Body warmers Boogie blasters Book lights Bottle openers Bottle stoppers Bracelets Brain teasers Breakfast sets Brushes Business bags
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Businesscard holders Businesscard scanners Calculators Calendars Cameras Candle sets Candy Cappuccino sets Caps Design your own caps Car accessories Carabineers Car sets
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Car sunshine screens Carafes Cardigans Carving sets Case Logic Centrixx
198, 211, 213 - 217, 219 - 221 225 - 226, 230, 232 - 237 381 275 341, 349 344, 360 - 361, 538 345 - 347 515 322 166 - 248 540 -541 188 514, 531 238 339, 341, 344 521 49 - 50, 88 - 95, 97 - 107 110 - 113, 115 - 130, 132 145 - 147, 163 - 164 325, 327 - 329 47, 50, 78, 107, 113, 116 - 130 137 - 138, 143, 155, 163 - 164 222 - 230, 246, 257 - 258, 389, 531 384 - 385 62 62 62 303 301 - 302, 360 - 361, 532 - 533 301 - 302 307 308, 323, 325, 327, 536 306 305, 322 - 323, 325, 327, 536 305 - 306 307, 323 308, 536 224, 237 395 - 415 262, 312 - 315 294 - 296, 313 518 - 519, 521 289 79, 89 - 90, 97, 100 283 297 - 298, 538 262 397 - 398, 400, 475 - 477 324 412 - 413, 446 - 448, 493 - 496 522 513 362 - 368, 526, 534 362 - 365 521 330 - 331 341, 374 239, 320, 389 211, 216, 218 - 219, 225 - 230 232 - 234 78, 128, 130, 150 51 74 - 77 80 22 350, 377 - 380 547 376 78 - 80, 140 - 144, 146 - 150 503 - 509 542 59 - 61, 267, 269 - 273, 275 512, 518 526 271, 275, 512
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269 350, 371 - 373 401-402 356 - 357 54, 153, 203, 206 - 210, 217, 247 149 - 153, 155, 157 - 160, 162 166 - 174, 176, 178 - 180 182 - 195, 201 - 204, 212 - 216 234, 238 - 244, 246, 250 - 256 Chargers 59 - 61 Champagne accessories 342, 362, 370 Champagne glasses 370 Cheese sets 349 Children’s items non 140 - 144, 240, 273, 308, 322 wearables 325 - 329, 330, 339, 341 513, 519, 524 - 525 Children’s items wearables 417, 423, 433, 453, 481, 487 City bags 186, 197 Design your own Clik clak 547 Clocks 28 - 36, 71, 528 Cocktail sets / shakers 342 Coffee drinkware 291, 374 - 376, 535 Cole & Mason 352 Coloring sets 83, 140 - 144 Compasses 80, 290 Computer bags 193, 202 - 213, 216, 218 - 219 221, 224 - 226, 228 - 229 Computer mouses 65 - 68 Computer related items 48, 64 - 65, 69 - 70, 83 Computer sets 65, 70 Conference bags 166 - 168, 193, 195 Cooler bags / cool boxes 178 - 183, 303 Corks screws 362 - 368 Credit card holders 163, 245, 248 Crossing 188 - 190, 285, 293 Cup holders 269 Cutlery sets 354 Cutting boards 349, 358 Dartboards Decanters Decision makers Design your own programs Digital cameras Digital measurers Digital picture frames Dinner sets Drinkware Duffle bags Dunlop
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Dynamo operated items
333 371 80 540 - 553 22 277 71 - 73 342 290 - 296, 350, 370 374 - 376, 535 191, 201, 221 265 - 266, 271, 276 - 280 282 - 285, 321 21, 264 - 265, 267
Ear buds E-book readers Eco products
16, 536 53 21, 29 - 32, 35, 45, 48, 60 - 62 65, 73, 76 - 77, 79, 88 - 90, 93, 97 100, 102, 104, 112, 132 - 133 136, 139, 141 - 143, 145, 153 169 - 170, 172 - 175, 184, 186 190, 192, 199 - 200, 207, 239 263 - 265, 316, 331, 349 - 350 372, 386 Eco touch 62 Elleven 212 - 213 Emergency related items 267, 270 - 275, 512 Energy saving items 62 Espresso sets 376 Event related items 515 - 522 Design your own event items 551 - 553 External battery 61 (iPhone / iPod) Face paint sets Fans Fan helmets First aid kits Fitness sets
518 308 522 274 - 275, 512 319
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H
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Flash lights Flasks Flavour shakers Fleeces Fondue sets Footballs Design your own footballs Fountain pens Fragrance diffusers Fragrance sets Frisbees Games indoor Games outdoor Garment bags Gel pens Glass wares Globes Gogo hats Golf accessories Griffin Growables Hair brushes Design your own hand sanitizers Hammocks Hats Headphones Herb mills Heart beat monitors Heart shaped items Horns Hot / cold packs Hubs Ice cream related items Incense sets Inflatable pillows Inflatables iPad covers iPhone compatible items iPod compatible items Isolated drink ware Jackets Jamie Oliver
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Jeu-de-boules games Jewellery rolls Jotters Jotter pens Journal Books Ken Hom Key boards Key chains Key lights Kitchen utensils Kites Knives (hardware) Knives (household) Laguiole Lanyards Design your own lanyards Laptop accessories Laptop bags Laptop bags security friendly Laptop backpacks Laptop sleeves Laptop cooling straps Laptop cushion Laptop related items Laser levellers Laser pointers / presenters Laundry bags
83 290, 293 - 294 353 403 - 405, 435 - 437, 479 - 481 374 325, 327 - 329 553 113, 126 - 127, 130 378, 380 - 382 377 - 380 322 - 323 322, 330 - 334 305, 322 - 325, 327 - 329, 536 214, 229, 242 100 371 - 372 80, 308, 523, 530 521 320 - 321 55 - 57 344 389 546 304 80, 503 - 510, 521 - 522 17 353 319 525 518 - 519, 522 525 64 - 65 338, 535 377 240 - 241 240, 308, 323, 536 54 - 56, 228, 510 56 -58, 61, 222, 510 61 291 - 294 405 - 406, 408 - 411, 438 - 445 483 - 484, 486 - 492 302 - 303, 344, 349, 353 - 354 357 - 359, 361, 370, 372, 533 324 390 74, 123, 126, 132 - 134, 269, 278 102, 132 135 - 136 346 51, 54 71 - 72, 163 - 164, 275, 281, 284 525 - 531, 534 - 535 83, 262 - 263, 281, 535 338 - 340, 347, 353, 359 323 - 324 284 - 286 354 - 357 284, 286, 354, 366 515 544 65, 69 - 70, 537 171, 193, 202 - 213, 216 218 - 219, 224, 226, 228 - 230 204, 207, 209 216, 219 203 - 204, 208 - 211, 219, 221 171, 202 - 203, 224, 228 70 70 48, 64 - 65, 69-70, 83, 537 277 49 - 51, 117, 130 242
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Make up accessories Manicure sets Markers Marksman
Massagers Measuring tapes Mechanical pens
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Picnic blankets Pill cases Pinnacle Pizza related items Plush Pocket fans Poker sets Polos
LED lights 264 - 268 Levellers 277 Lights 32, 262 - 268, 281, 312, 315, 535 Lighters 532 - 533 Lip balms 391 Design your own lip balms 546 Locks 244 Luggage accessories 243 - 244 Lunch bags 178, 180
Medicine cases Memo holders Memory sticks Mirrors Mobile Internet Device (MID) Mobile phone accessories Mobile phone chargers Mobile phone holders Mohock Monoculars Mouse (computer) Mouse pads MP3 / MP4 / MP5 players MP / Media player pouches Mugs Multi games Multi tools Nail files Neck pillows Nordic walking sticks Note books Design your own note books Nuance Oil & vinegar sets Oregon Scientific Outdoor sets Page’Up Page markers Paint sets Pants and shorts Parking meter ticket holders Passport holders Pasta sets Paul Bocuse Pedicure sets Pedometers Pens Pen packaging Pen holders Pencils and pencil sets Pen sets Pepper / salt items Pet accessories Phone chargers Phone holders Phone pouches Photo frames Picnic baskets / bags
390 386 - 387 82, 104, 119, 146 - 147 20, 39, 43, 49 - 50, 64, 67 - 69 72 - 73, 98, 105, 111, 117, 120 156, 161, 211, 238, 242 247 - 248, 257, 259, 292, 373 386 276 - 278 104, 111 - 112, 115, 119 128, 147 392 79 - 80 38 - 49, 83, 129 -130, 536 389, 534 15 56 - 59, 514, 222 59 - 61, 265, 270 58 260 320 65 - 68 64 12 - 15 514, 537 291 - 293, 374 - 375, 535 332 - 333 266, 278 - 285 386-389 240 319 74, 78, 123, 132 - 139, 145 163, 537 550
R
Ponchos Portfolios Projectors Radios Rag Bag Rain wear Rattles Rechargeable batteries Recycling bags Roller ballpoints Roller clips Roncato Rubik’s Rucksacks
S
Rugby shirts Rulers Running related items Safety related items Samballoon Safety vests Saving banks Scales (luggage) Scanners Scarfs Scripto Security friendly laptop bags Shirts Shoe bags Shoe polish kits Shopping bags Shorts Shoulder bags
351, 368, 371, 373 348, 350, 353 34 - 35, 381 - 382 288, 512 79 513 144 414 - 415, 449, 497 269 223, 227, 246 - 248 342 351 - 358, 363, 367 - 368, 371 532 - 533 386 316, 318 48, 83, 88 - 95, 97 - 107 110 - 113, 115 - 130, 147, 163 - 164 105, 108 - 109 28 82, 139 - 145 48, 105, 112 - 113, 116 - 117 119 - 124, 126 - 128, 130, 147 348, 351 - 352 335 - 336 59 - 61 58 222, 214 222 298 - 299
Skipping ropes Slazenger wearables Slazenger non wearables
Smiley Smoke detectors Solar bags Solar chargers Solar clocks Solar pedometers Solar phone chargers Solar torches Solar weather stations Speakers Spinners Sport bags Stationery sets Steak knives Sticker notes Stopwatches Stress items Stud finders Stylus pens Suit covers Sunglasses Design your own sunscreen
298 392 321 338, 359 525 308 334 396, 423 - 431, 462 - 464 466 - 469 516 134, 139, 149 - 162, 164, 212 52 21 199 - 200 516 519 62 174 83, 104 - 105, 110, 113 115 - 117, 119 - 130 528 235 - 237 82 - 83 184 - 190, 193, 195 - 198 200, 538 108 - 109 141 315 - 316, 318 - 319 267, 271 - 273, 274 - 275 315, 512 518 271 - 273 513 244 51 510 88 - 92, 94 - 95, 97, 99 - 101 112, 134, 146 - 147 204, 207, 209, 216, 219 397 - 400, 475 - 478 239 239 172 - 177, 199, 201, 224 449 169 - 171, 177, 193, 195 - 196 198, 200 - 201, 209 - 211, 218 227, 229 319 417 - 451 27, 180, 189, 196 - 198, 203 256, 258 -259, 305, 309 - 311 315 - 316, 318 - 319, 328 - 329 506 -507, 509 534 - 538 275 190 60 - 61 31 - 32, 35 316 60 - 61 265 31 18 - 20 219, 221, 233, 236 - 237 191, 196 - 197, 201 82, 141, 145, 513 354 - 355 148 316 523 - 524, 534 277 106 - 107, 117, 119 214, 229, 242 309 - 311 546
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Sweatbands Sweaters Sweat pants Table mats Tapas sets Thermometers (Household) Thermometers (Weather) Tintin Tire gauges Titleist Toiletry bags Tool boxes Tools Torches Touch screen gloves Towels Tracksuits Travel bags Travel pillows Travel sets Travel wallets Trolleys
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T-shirts and tops Tumblers Tweezers Umbrellas Design your own umbrellas US Basic USB gadgets USB memory sticks Design your own USB memory sticks USB pens UV monitors Vases Video cameras Video messengers Volleyballs Waitress knives Wake up lights Wall clocks Wallets Watch packagings Watches Design your own watches Water glasses Water powered sets Waterproof pouches Weather stations Webcams Wenger Wine accessories Wine fridges / coolers Wine glasses Wine packaging Woks Women’s items non wearables Women’s items wearables
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Wrist bands
318 401, 432 - 434. 470 - 474 497 340 341, 349 364 - 368 34 84 - 86 269 - 270 321 213, 223, 229, 235, 238 279 266, 278 - 284 264 - 268, 278, 286 551 305, 320, 451 450 191 - 192, 194, 198, 220 - 221 224, 227, 230, 235 240 240, 242, 512 171, 200, 223, 227, 241 246 - 248 198, 211, 213 - 217, 219 - 221 225 - 226, 230, 232 - 237 395, 417 - 422, 453 - 461 294 389 250 - 260, 538 543 453 - 497 69 38 - 49, 83, 129 - 130, 536 545 49 391 340 22 69 327 - 328 362 - 364, 367 - 368 32 33 118, 163, 171, 200, 222 - 223 227, 241, 245 - 248 26 24 - 25, 27 548 - 549 350, 370 29, 31 - 32 515 29 - 31, 34 - 35 69 190, 209, 218 - 221, 247 362 - 370 369 370 - 372 365 346 47, 125 - 126, 137, 206, 210 222 - 226, 237 - 238, 307, 384 386, 389 - 390, 514, 531 395, 397 - 400, 403 - 404, 406 410 - 413, 417, 420, 422 - 423 425, 429, 431 - 433, 435, 437 439 - 440 - 442, 444, 447 - 448 453, 455, 457 - 464, 466 - 468 473, 475 - 479, 481, 484 486 - 488, 495, 497 318, 521
X-mini
19
Yoyos
330
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