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Commercial Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 111/2
11 January 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 34/2007
US : Advance Notice on Proposed Rulemaking for Children's Jewelry Containing Lead
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published in the Federal Register (FR) notice of 9 January 2007 an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to seek comments by 12 March 2007 on whether there is a need to ban children's metal jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead by weight in metal components. A copy (pdf format) of the FR notice is appended to this circular for reference.
DETAILS
- The CPSC received a petition in May 2006 requesting a ban on children's jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead by weight. Information obtained from the petition and CPSC staff investigations indicates that excess lead exposure may result when children ingest metal jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead by weight in metal components. In response to the petition, the CPSC decided to begin this rulemaking proceeding and seeks public comments specifically concerning the risks of injury associated with children's jewelry containing lead, regulatory options, other possible ways to address these risks and the economic impacts of the various regulatory alternatives. The CPSC also invites interested persons to submit an existing standard, or a statement of intent to modify or develop a voluntary standard, to address the risk of injury.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5403.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss WONG Ying)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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Electronic services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700) |
Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
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