Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2024 gazetted
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The six classes of Schedule 2 products are (i) baby walking frames; (ii) bunk beds for domestic use; (iii) child safety barriers for domestic use; (iv) children's paints; (v) playpens for domestic use; and (vi) wheeled child conveyances. The Notice will take effect on August 1, 2024.
The Ordinance stipulates that a person must not manufacture, import or supply a toy or a Schedule 2 product unless it complies with all the applicable requirements contained in any one of the safety standards (international standards or standards adopted by major economies) specified in Schedule 1 (applicable to toys) or Schedule 2 (applicable to Schedule 2 products). The Government keeps in view any updates or amendments to the safety standards so as to apply up-to-date and operative versions of the standards to toys and Schedule 2 products supplied in Hong Kong. The last updates to Schedules 1 and 2 came into operation in September 2022 and August 2023 respectively.
Ends/Friday, February 16, 2024
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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