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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 111/2/21

19 February 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 167/2014

US : CPSC Revises Definition of "Strong Sensitizers"

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in the Federal Register (FR) of 14 February 2014 a final rule that revises the supplemental definition of "strong sensitizer" under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA).

2.The trade had been informed vide Commercial Information Circular no. 217/2013 of 13 March 2013 of CPSC's proposal to update its supplemental definition of "strong sensitizers" under the FHSA. This final rule adopts the proposed updates with certain additional changes, and will become effective on 17 March 2014.

3.For details, please refer to the FR notice, which is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-02-14/pdf/2014-03260.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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