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WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/AUS/20
22 July 2003
ORGANIZATION
(03-3926)
Original: English
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1.
Member to Agreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2.
Agency responsible:
Consumer Safety Unit, Strategy, Consumer and Group Services Division
Department of the Treasury, Langton Cres, PARKES ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA
Telephone:
+61 2 6263 2747
Fax:
+61 2 6263 2830
E-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.treasury.gov.au
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3.
Notified under Article 2.9.2 [
], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
4.
Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): HS 9505.90.00
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Trade Practices
Act 1974 Consumer Protection Notice No.11of 2003, (1 page, in English)
6.
Description of content: Consumer product ban for yo yo water balls and similar products
comprising a squeezable, soft synthetic liquid filled ball or other shape attached to a
stretchable cord that is capable of extending to at least 500mm in length.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
There have been reports of the stretched cord wrapping around children’s necks, resulting in
a serious strangulation hazard. Sample testing of the forces generated by the synthetic cord
at maximum stretch showed that the force exerted on a younger child’s neck by the
recoiling cord could be both frightening and potentially hazardous. Serious adverse
reactions have also been reported from contact with or ingestion of the liquid inside the ball.
8.
Relevant documents:
page 2090
9.
Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:
10.
Final date for comments: n/a
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN 28, 16 July 2003,
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16 July 2003
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11.
Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Consumer Safety Unit, Strategy, Consumer and Group Services Division
Department of the Treasury, Langton Cres, PARKES ACT 2600, AUSTRALIA
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Website:
+61 2 6263 2747
+61 2 6263 2830
[email protected]
www.treasury.gov.au