AUSTRALIA: TRADE PRACTICES ACT (CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARDS) (DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS) REGULATIONS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.25. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: AUSTRALIA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs, Department of Industry, Science and Tourism. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Disposable cigarette lighters and all types of novelty lighters. Novelty lighters are defined as those which have an audio or visual effect; or which resemble an article commonly recognized as appealing to a child. For example, lighters in the shape of guns, cartoon characters, toy animals, food, etc. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Trade Practices Act (Consumer Product Safety Standards) (Disposable Cigarette Lighters) Regulations (11 pages). 6. Description of content: The Regulations set safety, performance and labelling specifications based on the ISO standard as well as requiring disposable cigarette lighters to meet the child resistance requirements of Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR 1210) published in the Federal Register of the United States of America, Vol. 58, No. 131 on 12 July 1993. 7. Objective and rationale: To reduce the risk to young children from disposable cigarette lighters. Since May 1996, the deaths of seven young children were found by coroners and fire investigators to have been attributable to non-child resistant disposable cigarette lighters. 8. Relevant documents: Section 62 of the Trade Practices Act of 1974. 9. Proposed date of adoption: February 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 30 June 1997. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or address and telefax number of other body: Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs, Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, GPO Box 9839, CANBERRA ACT 2600, Australia -- Fax No. 61 6 273 1992. (0036)

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