1.Mandatory safety mark for all
toys and durable infant and toddler productsSection 14(d)(2)(A) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2603) is amended by inserting after or private
labeler may
the following: , and by which a manufacturer or
private labeler of a toy or durable nursery product shall,
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2.Requirements of
safety certification and mark programs for toys and durable infant and toddler
productsSection 14(d)(2) of
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2603) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
(C)in addition to the protocols and standards
for testing referred to in subparagraph (B), require that the certification
labeling (mark) requirements for toys, as defined by ASTM International
Standard F963–08 or its successor, and durable infant and toddler products, as
defined by section 104(f) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
2008, referred to in subparagraph (A) must be based upon, at minimum—
(i)comprehensive
product safety design analysis, conducted by qualified professionals who are
not employed by the manufacturer or private labeler;
(ii)appropriate
testing frequency, including pre-production (prototype) testing, and production
(batch) testing of sufficient sample size but in any case not less frequent
than every 500,000 final product units;
(iii)selection of
random samples for testing by an independent, third party conformity assessment
body; and
(iv)adequate market
testing of products for sale to consumers, including random selection of
products by an independent, third party conformity assessment
body.
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3.Elimination of
general conformity certification requirementsSection 14 of the Consumer Product Safety
Act (15 U.S.C. 2603) is amended by striking subsection (a)(1) in its
entirety.
4.Delay of
effective date for tracking label requirementsSection 14(a)(5) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2603) is amended by striking 1 year
and
inserting 2 years
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