Toys & Hardlines regulatory updates 03-2022
New European Standardisation Strategy 2022
On 2 February 2022, the European Commission presented the new European Standardisation Strategy, which strengthens the key role of technical standards for a resilient, green and digital European single market.
Alignment of fragrance requirements for toys with European Directive
On 17 February 2022, The French Ministry of the Economy published the following order.
Condition of use of the terms “reconditioned” or “reconditioned product”
On 18 February 2022, the French Authorities published the following Decree.
Decree No. 2022-190 of February 17, 2022 relating to the conditions of use of the terms "reconditioned" and "reconditioned product".
Update of safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey and basketball goals
On 5 March 2022, the French Authorities published the following Notice.
Approval of an eco-organisation for sporting and leisure articles
On 12 February 2022, The Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Economy, Finances and Reliance published the following Order.
Donating process for unsold non-food items
On 15 February 2022, the Minister of Economy, Finances and Reliance published information about the process of donating unsold non-food items.
Update to Children’s furniture standards
On 15 December 2021, The Furniture Industry Research Association, in conjunction with the Furniture Retail Quality Group (FRQG), published the Children's Domestic Furniture Industry Standard FIRA/FRQG C001: 2021 and Children’s Domestic Tables and Desks: Industry Standard FIRA/FRQG C003: 2021.
Alignment of toy requirements with the European Toy Safety Directive
In February 2022, Switzerland published Official Collection RO 2022 125 to revise its Toys Ordinance. This amendment aligns its chemical requirements with those of the European Toy Safety Directive.
TSCA PIP (3:1) - EPA further extends the compliance date
In March 2022, the USA Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a final ruling to further extend the compliance date applicable to the prohibition on processing and distribution in commerce of certain PIP (3:1)-containing articles, and the PIP (3:1) used to make those articles, until 31 October 2024.
Listed PFOA as chemical that causes cancer under California proposition 65
On 25 February 2022, Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (CAS RN 335-67-1) was added to the list of cancer-causing chemicals of the California Proposition 65 by The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA).
Updated methodologies of The Consumer Product Safety Program
On 10 March 2022, Health Canada announced that the following test methodologies have been updated in Consumer Product Safety Program.
Revision of GB 21027-2020 “Request in common use of security for student’ s articles”
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Information of the People's Republic of China has organised and completed a draft of the national standard "General Requirements for the Safety of Student Supplies" and publicly solicited comments. The deadline is 26 April 2022.
Update to list of standards for toys and children’s products
On 18 February 2022, the Government of Hong Kong issued the notice L.N. 20 of 2022, which amends the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Schedules 1 and 2).
Amendment to the Special Act on the Safety of Children’s Products
On 3 February 2022, The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy published The Act No. 18819, 2022 Special Safety of Children’s Products, which amends Act No. 12733, 2014 on cancellation of declaration of safety confirmation for children’s products, etc.
Declared inclined infant sleep products unsafe goods
On 9 February 2022, the New Zealand authority issued the following notice in the New Zealand Gazette.
Regulatory proposals notified to WTO
The following table summarises the most recent notifications made to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (non-exhaustive).
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