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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 111/2/21

12 November 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 907/2013

US : CPSC Revoked Certain Requirements on Caps Intended for Use with Toy Guns

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in the Federal Register (FR) of 7 November 2013 a final rule revoking certain requirements pertaining to caps intended for use with toy guns and toy guns not intended for use with caps, which are now obsolete.

2.The ASTM International Standard F963, "Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety", which contains provisions regarding sound-producing toys, will be superseding the revoked regulations.  This final rule will be effective 9 December 2013.

3.For details, please refer to the FR notice, which is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-07/pdf/2013-26618.pdf.

4.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Linda NG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry



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