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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and
7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [2168]
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and
website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle
comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from
above:
Please
submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ],
other:
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Products
covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS
numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Toys containing button cell or coin cell batteries; Quality (ICS
code(s): 03.120); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Mechanical testing
(ICS code(s): 19.060); Other cells and batteries (ICS code(s): 29.220.99);
Toys (ICS code(s): 97.200.50)
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Title,
number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Toys Containing Button
Cell or Coin Cell Batteries; (25 page(s), in English)
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Description
of content: Notice of proposed
rulemaking - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC)
proposes to address the risk of injury and death associated with children
ingesting button cell or coin cell batteries obtained from toys by adding
performance and labeling requirements for battery-operated toys containing
such batteries. The proposed requirements would provide the highest level of
safety feasible, and are consistent with the Commission's recent Reese's Law
rulemaking and international standards for electronic toys. The Commission
also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to
include toys containing button cell or coin cell batteries.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive
practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety;
Quality requirements
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Relevant
documents:
89 Federal
Register (FR) 65791, 13 August 2024; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Parts 1112 and 1250:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-13/html/2024-17472.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-13/pdf/2024-17472.pdf
This notice
of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number CPSC-2024-0023. The
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2024-0023/document
and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received.
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by
searching the Docket Number. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point
from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 15 October 2024 will be
shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket on
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
G/TBT/N/USA/1964
and subsequent addenda - Safety
Standard and Notification Requirements for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and
Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries, CPSC-2023-0004
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Proposed
date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
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Final
date for comments: 15 October 2024
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Texts available from: National enquiry
point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website
addresses, if available, of other body:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_05405_00_e.pdf
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