The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a final rule, effective July 25, 2006, in order to revise an interpretive rule which advises manufacturers (including importers), distributors and retailers of consumer products on how to comply with the requirements of section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (Act), which requires such parties to report potential product hazards to the CPSC, among other changes.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) which announces that it is considering whether there may be a need to update and strengthen its regulation of fireworks devices.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a proposed rule to add a new Part 1119 (Civil Penalty Factors) to 16 CFR in order to describe the factors the CPSC and staff may consider in determining the appropriateness and amount of a civil penalty for violations of section 19(a) of the Consumer Products Safety Act (CSPA), which includes the failure to furnish information required by section 15(b) of the CPSA.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received a petition from the Sierra Club requesting that any toy jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead by weight, for which there is a reasonably foreseeable possibility that children could ingest, be declared a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting comments in connection with its plans to conduct a Special 301 Provincial Review (SPR) of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in China. The USTR states that as a first step in this review, it is seeking comments concerning the locations and issues that should be the focus of the SPR.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective July 10, 2006, which amends 7 CFR Part 319 in order to provide for the importation of untreated citrus (grapefruit, sweet oranges, and tangerines) from Mexico for processing (i.e., extracting juice) under certain conditions. APHIS believes that the conditions of this final rule will be sufficient for safeguarding fruit that are moving from Mexico to Texas.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued proposed revisions to its interpretive rule which advises manufacturers (including importers), distributors and retailers of consumer products how to comply with the requirements of Section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (Act), which requires such parties to report potential product hazards to the CPSC.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective June 23, 2006, which amends 9 CFR Part 93 for the importation of ruminants into the U.S. in order to establish standards for privately owned quarantine facilities.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2006, which amends 9 CFR Parts 93, 94, and 98 in order to apply a uniform set of importation requirements related to classical swine fever (CSF) to a region consisting of all of the 15 Member States of the European Union (EU) that comprised the EU as of April 30, 2004 (the EU-15).
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would represent a significant structural revision of the fruits and vegetables import regulations and would establish a new process for approving certain new commodities for importation into the U.S. APHIS has scheduled four public hearings in May and June 2006 to discuss the proposed changes.