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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.345
21December 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-4120)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: HONG KONG
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Trade andIndustry Branch
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Toys and13children 'sproducts (listed intheAnnex)
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Proposed Amendments totheToys
andChildren 'sProducts Safety Ordinance (4pages)
6. Description ofcontent:
(a) Identification marking
Wepropose thattheidentity (with address) ofthelocal manufacturer, importer or
supplier oftoysandchildren 'sproducts beincluded intheidentification mark in
either English orChinese orbothwhen theconcerned products areputonsalein
theHong Kong market.
(b) Bilingual safety labelling
Allsafety labels oftoys andchildren 'sproducts should beprovided in
bothEnglish andChinese languages when theconcerned products areputonsale
intheHong Kong market.
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7. Objective andrationale:
6(a) Aims atenhancing theeffectiveness ofourCustoms andExcise officers intaking
enforcement actions.
6(b) Aims atenhancing thesafety ofconsumers, especially children.
8. Relevant documents: TheToys andChildren 'sProduct Safety Ordinance, Cap424.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Amendments willbemade tothe
Ordinance byearly 1996. However, theywillonlycome intoeffect afterthelapse ofa
eight-month grace period.
10. Final dateforcomments: 31December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Trade andIndustry Branch
Government Secretariat
Lower Albert Road
Hong Kong FaxNo.: (852) 2869 4420