NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 22 September 2023, is being circulated at the
request of the delegation of the United States of America.
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Title: Safety Standard and Notification Requirements for Button Cell or
Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries
Description: Final
rule - In February 2023, as required by Reese's Law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) to establish performance and labeling
requirements for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries, and requirements for labeling of button cell or coin
battery packages, to eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from
ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by children six years old and
younger. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (and notified in
G/TBT/N/USA/1964/Add.2), the Commission is publishing a direct final rule to
incorporate by reference a voluntary standard as the mandatory standard for
consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. The Commission issues
this final rule to complete Reese's Law requirements for warning labels on the
packaging of button cell or coin batteries. Button cell or coin battery
packaging subject to this final rule must be certified as compliant with these
warning label requirements.
This
rule is effective 21 September 2024. Button cell or coin battery packaging
manufactured or imported after 21 September 2024, must comply with this final
rule. 16 CFR Part 1263 will be accessible at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-II/subchapter-B/part-1263.
This
final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1964 are identified by Docket Number CPSC-2023-0004. The Docket
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2023-0004/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as
well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
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