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Ref : EIC 111/2/21
7 October 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 458/2010
US : California to Limit the level of Cadmium in Children's Jewelry
The US State of California passed into law to limit the level of Cadmium in children's jewelry in September 2010, being the fourth state in the US to finalize such laws, after the States of Minnesota, Connecticut and Illinois.
DETAILS
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The amended law of California prohibits the manufacturing, shipping, selling, offering for sale, or offering for promotional purposes of children's jewelry that contains any component or is made of any material that is more than 0.03% cadmium (300 parts per million) by weight. The requirement will be effective on 1 January 2012. The relevant California Senate Bill SB929 to amend the relevant law can be found at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0901-950/sb_929_bill_20100927_chaptered.pdf.
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Traders are strongly advised to seek clarifications with their importers in the US in order to comply with the necessary requirements.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5682.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Carmen CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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