G/TBT/N/JAM/98  
21 June 2021  
(21-5055) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Regional and In ternational Trade Branch  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/ (876) 618 -1534/ (876) 632 -4275; Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Toys and 
playthings ICS 97.200.50; FOOD TECHNOLOGY (ICS 67), Toys (ICS 97.200.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Specification for 
Safety of toys - Part 1 Safety aspects related to mechanic al and physical properties (160 
pages), English Amendment 1: Flying Toys, (10 pages), English Amendment 2: Various, 
(14 pages), English (160 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The requirements in this document apply to all toys, i.e. any 
product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children under 14 years 
of age. They are applicable to a toy as it is initially received by the consumer and, in 
addition, they apply after a toy is subjected to reasonably foreseeable conditi ons of 
normal use and abuse unless specifically noted otherwise.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard was previously adopted however; the International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) h as since published an updated version of the 
same standard. The adoption of the updated version of this standard is deemed necessary 
as children are the main consumers of toys and the protection of their health and safety 
is crucial. The objective and rati onale is to establish requirements locally that will minimize 
potential hazards associated with toys resulting from their intended play modes (normal 
use) as well as unintended play modes (reasonably foreseeable abuse). This standard 
which promotes the pro tection of human health and safety will be adopted as a 
compulsory standard.; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/JAM/98  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Safety of toys —Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical 
properties  will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and 
Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, with 
mandatory status, and will be available for sale.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 February 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 August 2022 ; 6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  20 August 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)  
Regional & International Trade Branch  
Contacts: Ms Tafara Smith and Ms Nadette Brown  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
+(876)-618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
http://www.bsj.org.jm