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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [1059]

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point

Email: ncsci@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Allowable lead content limits. Equipment for children (ICS: 97.190)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment To Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not To Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits (2 pages, in English)

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Description of content: The Consumer Product Safety Act ("CPSA") requires third party testing and certification of children's products that are subject to children's product safety rules. The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("Commission" or "CPSC") has previously issued regulations related to this requirement: A regulation that allows parties to test and certify component parts of products under certain circumstances; and a regulation determining that certain materials or products do not require lead content testing. The Commission is proposing to clarify when component part testing can be used and clarify which textile products have been determined not to exceed the allowable lead content limits. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register, the Commission is issuing this determination as a direct final rule. If we receive no significant adverse comment in response to the direct final rule, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

·                80 Federal Register (FR) 61773, 14 October 2015; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1109 and 1500

·                Direct Final Rule published 14 October 2015 will be issued as Add.1:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-10-14/html/2015-25932.htm

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-10-14/pdf/2015-25932.pdf

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 13 November 2015

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/USA/15_4188_00_e.pdf