January 2020

As of January 1, 2020, manufacturers and distributors of lithium ion cells and batteries and equipment powered by cells and batteries are required to provide a Test Summary as specified in the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 38.3, paragraph 38.3.5. It should be noted that the test summary also applies to the cells and batteries contained in equipment when the cell or battery is added to a product.

The Test Summary shall include the information as below; however, there is no defined required format to follow.

On December 2, 2019, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued notification No.33/2015-2020 to amend the import policy for toys distributed in India. This was effective immediately.

According to the amendment, the requirement of testing toys at laboratories accredited by the India’s National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has been removed. Instead, the authority will randomly select samples from each consignment arriving in India and sent them to NABL accredited laboratories for clearance. Failure in complying to the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) toy standards may result in the consignment being sent back or destroyed at the cost of the importer. The example of BIS toy standards are shown as below.

• IS 9873-1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties

• IS 9873-2: Flammability

• IS 9873-3: Migration of Certain elements

• IS 9873-4: Swings, slides and similar activities - toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use

• IS 9873-7: Requirements and test methods for finger paints

• IS 9873-9: Certain phthalates in toys and children’s products

• IS 15644: Electric toys

On September 30, 2019, the Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam approved QCVN 3:2019/BKHCN Technical Regulations for Toy Safety.

The key amendments to the Technical Regulation on Toy Safety are summarized below:

• Revised the version of standards for physical and mechanical properties, flammability and migration of certain elements:

• Introduced Phthalates requirements (BBP, DBP and DEHP for all toys, and DIDP, DINP and DNOP for toys, which can be placed in the mouth)

• Updated the toy labeling requirements in accordance with Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP of April 14, 2017

The new Technical Regulation will come into force on January 1, 2021. Toys that are tested and comply with Technical Regulation,QCVN 3:2009/BKHCN, can be sold in the market until December 31, 2021.

On December 1, 2019, the Hong Kong Government proposed the adoption of up-to-date safety standards for toys and certain children’s products listed in Schedule 2 under the Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Cap 424).

The Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance stipulates that a person must not manufacture, import or supply a toy or Schedule 2 product unless it complies with all the applicable requirements contained in any one of the safety standards specified in Schedules 1 and 2 respectively in the Ordinance. The standards specified are international standards adopted by major economies.

Schedule 1 Toy Standard

Schedule 2 Children’s Product Standard

En Australia, cuando se identifican peligros en los productos de consumo, se retiran del mercado y se publican en la base de datos de retiros y alertas de seguridad en el sitio web de la Comisión Australiana de Competencia y Consumo, que se actualiza diariamente. A continuación se resumen las retiradas de Australia del 2 de junio de 2019 al 29 de noviembre de 2019:

*Otros Peligros incluyen Peligro Alérgico, Peligro Químico, Peligro de Ahogamiento, Peligro de Descarga Eléctrica, Peligro Eléctrico, Peligro de Atrapamiento, Peligro de Caída, Peligro de Ingestión, Peligro de Laceración y Peligro de Estrangulación con una frecuencia inferior a 7.

^Otras categorías incluyen Velas y artículos para quemar y accesorios, Ordenadores / Audio / Vídeo / Otros aparatos electrónicos y accesorios, Gafas, Material en contacto con alimentos, Electrodomésticos (secador de pelo, plancha, etc.), Menaje del hogar, Equipos de iluminación y Artículos para mascotas con una frecuencia inferior a 5.

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