WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.25
27January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0286)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Federal Bureau ofConsumer Affairs, Department ofIndustry,
Science andTourism
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Disposable cigarette
lighters andalltypes ofnovelty lighters. Novelty lighters aredefined asthose which
have anaudio orvisual effect; orwhich resemble anarticle commonly recognized as
appealing toachild. Forexample, lighters intheshape ofguns, cartoon characters, toy
animals, food, etc.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Trade Practices Act
(Consumer Product Safety Standards) (Disposable Cigarette Lighters) Regulations
(11pages)
6. Description ofcontent: The Regulations setsafety, performance andlabelling
specifications based ontheISOstandard aswellasrequiring disposable cigarette lighters
tomeet thechild resistance requirements ofSafety Standard forCigarette Lighters
(16CFR 1210) published intheFederal Register oftheUnited States ofAmerica,
Vol.58,No.131on12July1993.
7. Objective andrationale: Toreduce therisktoyoung children from disposable cigarette
lighters. Since May1996, thedeaths ofseven young children were found bycoroners
andfireinvestigators tohavebeenattributable tonon-child resistant disposable cigarette
lighters.
8. Relevant documents: Section 62oftheTrade Practices Act1974
9. Proposed dateofadoption: February 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1March 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 30June1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Federal Bureau ofConsumer Affairs, Department ofIndustry, Science and
Tourism, GPO Box9839, CANBERRA ACT 2600, Australia -FaxNo.6162731992