. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/AUS/16
14 May 2003
(03-2579)
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, Competition and Consumer Policy 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 9503.90.9
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Trade Practices
Act 1974 Consumer Protection Notice No.2 of 2003, 1 page, English language.
6. Description of content:   Consumer product ban for children’s toy dart gun sets having
suction tipped darts that fit entirely in the small parts test cylinder when tested in
accordance with clause 5.2 of the Australian/New Zealand/International Standard Safety of
Toys, Part 1 (AS/NZS ISO 8124.1)
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
These small darts have been found to cause the choking deaths of children.
8. Relevant documents:   Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN 12, 26 March 2003, page
1017
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }26 March 2003
10. Final date for comments:   n/aG/TBT/N/AUS/16
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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, Competition and Consumer Policy Division
Department of the Treasury,
Langton Cres,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