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Toys & Hardlines regulatory updates 02-2022

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EUROPE

 

Specific microbiological requirements for toys protocol update

 

On 11 January 2022, EC-type approval protocol No. 2 on the microbiological safety of toys containing aqueous media was updated and made available on the European Commission website.

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FRANCE

 

New certificate of waste recovery

 

On 30 January 2022, the Ministry of Ecological Transition published the order of December 21, 2021 relating to the certificate mentioned in article D. 543-284 of the environment code.

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Last publication related to circular economy and consumer goods

 

On 15 February 2022, the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Recovery published information on the donation of unsold non-food items according to environmental legislation and AGEC law. To read the official publication in full, consult the French economy website here.

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DGCCRF Technical publications

 

The latest publication of the Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) related to Childcare products and toys.

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ITALY

 

Change of implementation date for environmental labelling in packaging

 

On 28 February 2022, the law of 25 February 2022 n. 15 of the conversion of the decree law 30 December 2021 n. 228 (so-called Milleproroghe) was published in the Official Gazette.

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US

 

Amendment on flame retardants requirements in New York

 

On 24 January 2022, the governor of the state of New York signed S7737/A8723 into law to amend Title 10 to Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law related to S. 4630-B and A. 5418-B, which was approved on 31 December 2021. The law was amended to read as follows:

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CPSC approves new Federal Safety Standard for crib mattresses

 

On 15 February, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published in the Federal Register a final rule, establishing a safety standard for crib mattresses (16 CFR 1241). The new rule incorporates by reference the most recent version of the voluntary standard, ASTM F2933-21, with modifications.

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CPSC Publications (proposed rules and others)

 

The last publication of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Lead requirement for decorative lightings items in New York

 

On 28 February 2022, New York Bill No. A04522A related to seasonal and decorative lighting products containing lead came into effect.

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CANADA

 

Health Canada guidelines regarding the Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations

 

In January 2022, Health Canada published guidelines about the safety requirements of lead content in accessible parts of certain consumer products. This document provides information about the safety requirements (examples of products within the scope of the Regulations, exceptions and test methods) set out in the Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations (CPCLR) under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) for consumer products manufactured, imported, advertised or sold in Canada.

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AUSTRALIA

 

New requirements for button/coin batteries

 

On 22 June 2022, the following four mandatory standards for button and coin batteries will come into force.

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PRODUCT RECALLS / ALERTS

 

Find a monthly table summarising product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX” and “RASFF”) and the U.S. (Source “CPSC”).

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