RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.93
3April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0791)
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): Consumer goods which
aredefined asgoods ordinarily supplied forprivate useorconsumption, including the
packaging inwhich theconsumer goods aresupplied. Goods setoutintheattached
Annex areexempted.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Consumer Goods Safety
Ordinance -total44pages
6. Description ofcontent: TheOrdinance imposes astatutory duty onmanufacturers,
importers andsuppliers ofcertain consumer goods toensure thattheconsumer goods
theysupply aresafe.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprotect consumers from unsafe consumer goods
8. Relevant documents: Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Enacted on20October 1994, scheduled
toenter intoforce inOctober 1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 30June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Secretary forTrade andIndustry
8/F,West Wing, Central Government Offices
Central, Hong Kong. Fax: +852 2869 4420
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SCHEDULE
Thefollowing arenotconsumer goods within themeaning ascribed bySection 2ofthis
Ordinance:
(a) Food andwater;
(b) pleasure craftandsimilar vessels;
(c) aircraft (other thanhang-gliders);
(d) motor vehicles;
(e) gas,liquefied petroleum gascontainers, gasappliances, gasfittings andflexible gas
tubing, asdefined under theGasSafety Ordinance (Cap. 51);
(f) electrical products;
(g) pesticides;
(h) tobacco andtobacco products;
(i) pharmaceutical products, poisons andantibiotics;
(j) traditional Chinese medicines;
(k) toysandchildren 'sproducts within themeaning oftheToys andChildren 'sProduct
Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424);
(l) anyother goods thesafety ofwhich iscontrolled byspecific legislation.