Approver Comments
Country/Region: China/Hongkong
Product Category Nursery Product; Toy
Ref. No. hk_21_002_FollowUp_1
Publication Date 2/18/2022

Content Follow Up 1
Date: February 18th, 2022
Subject: Hong Kong - Approved Updates to Safety Standards for Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance
The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) of Hong Kong has approved to update certain safety standards for toys and children's products listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424). The proposal reported in the previous Regulatory Update shall be fully adopted, with effect from 1 September 2022.

Ref#: hk_21_002
Date: December 2nd, 2021
Subject: Hong Kong - Proposed Updates to Safety Standards for Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance

As the safety standards specified for toys and for six classes of Schedule 2 products below have been updated. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) of Hong Kong has proposed updates to Schedules 1 and 2 to the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424) to implement up-to-date safety standards promulgated by the relevant standards institutions for toys and children's products as listed:

1. baby walking frames
2. bottle teats
3. bunk beds for domestic use
4. children's high chairs and multi-purpose high chairs for domestic use
5. children's paints, and
6. children's safety harnesses

The proposed changes to the Schedules are summarized below:

Toy products

1. the existing part of the International Standard "ISO 8124-1:2018" has been amended to "ISO 8124-1:2018 (incorporating Amendment 1:2020 and Amendment 2:2020)";
2. the existing part of the International Standard "ISO 8124-4:2014 (incorporating Amendment 2:2019)" has been amended to "ISO 8124-4:2014 (incorporating Amendment 1:2017 and Amendment 2:2019)";
3. the existing part of the International Standard "ISO 8124-7:2015" has been amended to "ISO 8124-7:2015 (incorporating Amendment 1:2020)";
   d. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 71-2:2011 + A1:2014" has been updated to "BS EN 71-2:2020";
4. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 71-3:2019" has been amended to "BS EN 71-3:2019 + A1:2021";
5. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 71-4:2013" has been updated to "BS EN 71-4:2020";
6. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 71-13:2014" has been updated to "BS EN 71-13:2021";
7. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 62115:2005 + A12:2015" has been updated to "BS EN IEC 62115:2020 + A11:2020";

Other products:

1. the existing European Standard "BS EN 1273:2005" for baby walking frames has been updated to "BS EN 1273:2020";
2. the existing European Standard "BS EN 14350-1:2004" and "BS EN 14350-2:2004" for bottle teats has been updated to "BS EN 14350:2020";
3. the existing ASTM Standard "ASTM F1427-19" for bunk beds for domestic use has been updated to "ASTM F1427-21";
4. the existing ASTM Standard "ASTM F404-18a" for children's high chairs and multi-purpose high chairs for domestic use has been updated to "ASTM F404-20";
5. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 71-3:2019" for children's paints has been amended to "BS EN 71-3:2019 + A1:2021";
6. the existing Joint Australian / New Zealand Standard "AS/NZS 8124.3:2012 (incorporating Amendment 1:2016)" for children's paints has been updated to "AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021": and
7. the existing part of the European Standard "BS EN 13210:2004" for children's safety harnesses has been updated to "BS EN 13210-1:2020" and "BS EN 13210-2:2020".

The consultation period will be closed by 31st Dec, 2021. The details of the updates can be found in the attachment.

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