. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/AUS/20
22 July 2003
(03-3926)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Consumer Safety Unit, Strategy, C onsumer and Group Services Division
Department of the Treasury, Langton Cr es, PARKES   ACT   2600,   AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 2 6263 2747
Fax: +61 2 6263 2830
E-mail: recalls@recalls.gov.au
Website: www.treasury.gov.au
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [ X], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS 9505.90.00
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Trade Practices
Act 1974 Consumer Protection Notice No.11of 2003, ( 1 page, in English)
6. Description of content:   Consumer product ban for yo yo water balls and similar products
comprising a squeezable, soft synthetic liquid filled ball or other shape attached to a
stretchable cord that is capable of extending to at least 500mm in length.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
There have been reports of the stretched cord wrapping around children’s necks, resulting in
a serious strangulation hazard.  Sample testing of the forces generated by the synthetic cordat maximum stretch showed that the force exerted on a younger child’s neck by the
recoiling cord could be both frightening and potentially hazardous. Serious adverse
reactions have also been reported from contact with or ingestion of the liquid inside the ball.
8. Relevant documents:   Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN 28, 16 July 2003,
page 2090
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }16 July 2003
10. Final date for comments:   n/aG/TBT/N/AUS/20
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Consumer Safety Unit, Strategy, C onsumer and Group Services Division
Department of the Treasury, Langton Cr es, PARKES   ACT   2600,   AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 2 6263 2747
Fax: +61 2 6263 2830
E-mail: recalls@recalls.gov.au
Website: www.treasury.gov.au