CPSC Posts Draft Agenda for October U.S.-China Product Safety Summit
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has posted a draft agenda for the U.S.-China Consumer Product Safety Summit to take place October 21-26, 2009 in China.
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The summit will involve CPSC, its counterpart agency, China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ), and interested stakeholders.
The summit is intended to identify and discuss measures to ensure that U.S. importers and Chinese suppliers establish a comprehensive and systemic approach to preventing and detecting safety hazards in consumer products; examine lessons learned over the past two years; discuss new regulatory and voluntary tools that can be used to ensure continued progress; etc.
Stakeholders May Accompany CPSC Delegation, Attend Public Sessions
CPSC has previously stated that stakeholders it selects may accompany its delegation or participate in the parts of the summit open to the general public, including panel discussions/audience interactive sessions, site visits, etc.
Draft Agenda
October 21, 2009 - Wuxi, China
Morning (public session)
Keynote speeches by AQSIQ and CPSC principals
Presentations and panel discussion focusing on:
Panel I. Challenges and progress in product safety over the past two years.
Panel II. Industry and regulator discussion on implementing best practices going forward
Afternoon
Government session
Proposed U.S.-Chinese Stakeholder Roundtable (details as soon as possible)
October 22, 2009 - Wuxi, China
Tours of consumer product manufacturing in the Wuxi area for first-hand impression of best production practices.
October 23, 2009 - Shanghai, China
ATV Program
Morning
- Tour of ATV factory
- Tour of ATV testing facility
Afternoon (CPSC Staff and Stakeholders)
- ATV Industry Outreach Session (details as soon as possible)
October 26, 2009 - Beijing, China
Morning (delegation session - including stakeholders)
High Level Bilateral Meeting
Morning (semi-public session with press)
- Signing of Joint Statement
- Elaboration on special elements by AQSIQ and CPSC principals
- Press conference
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/10/09 news, 09091015, for previous BP summary announcing the summit.)
CPSC contact - Laurie Hopkins (301) 504-7797
CPSC summit and draft agenda information available at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/intl/chinasummit.html