Notes on Regulations Governing the Export of Children's School Supplies

Background

Mandatory regulations concerning children's school supplies in the US market are primarily divided into two parts:

1. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) and 16CFR provide relevant requirements and standards for children's products. However, there are no provisions specific to children's school supplies.

2. California Proposition 65 (CP 65) (formerly known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) was originally a proposal to protect drinking water sources in California. Now it has become a statute regulating hazardous chemicals in California. The statute constantly expands its coverage over hazardous substances in products in CP 65. So far, it has set restrictions on hundreds of chemicals. Only products conforming to CP 65 can be sold in California.

Mandatory regulations concerning children's school supplies in the EU are as follows:

1. 2001/95/EC General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), which require products to be safe;

2. Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), which establish a European Chemicals Agency. Products for different purposes are subject to different restrictions on certain substances. If the concentration of an SVHC in a product exceeds the limit, the manufacturer or importer shall give information about the SVHC; and

3. Stockholm Convention, which targets Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a class of environmental pollutants. POPs are mainly pesticides or industrial additives containing halogens or heterocycles, which have a cumulative toxicity and pose a threat to the environment and our health.

 

Scope

Common school supplies, including schoolbags, book covers, lunch bags/boxes, and pencil cases.

 

Regulations
The US:

CPSIA 101 Lead

CP 65

CPSIA 108 Phthalates [DBP/BBP/DEHP/DIBP/DPENP/DHEXP (DnHP)/DCHP/DINP]

CPSIA 103 Tracking label

16CFR 1500.48, 16CFR 1500.49, 16CFR 1500.50, and 16CFR 1501 on warnings of small part hazards, sharp points and edges

The EU:

Annex XVII of REACH

POPs

EN71 for basic safety requirements

 

Legal Basis

For more information about the regulations on children's school supplies, please refer to:

 

Note: The above information does not constitute any legal advice and shall not be deemed or represent the legal opinion or conclusion of the regulatory body. Further, we do not undertake or warrant that the information represents the latest laws and regulations. For specific information, consult the competent authority, law firms, or third-party certification/testing/consulting companies in the target country or region.
 


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August 31, 2020