G/TBT/N/JAM/101  
21 June 2021  
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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 ICS 
97.200.50; Toys (ICS 97.200.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard 
Specification for Safety of toys - Part 6 Certain phthalate esters in toys and children's 
products (40 page( s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies a method for the determination of di -
iso-butyl phthalate (DIBP), di -n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP), bis -
(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di -n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), di-iso-nonylphthalate 
(DINP) and di -iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) (as specified in Annex A) in toys and children's 
products.  
This document is applicable to toys and children's products which are made of plastics, 
textiles, coatings and liquids. This document has been validated for polyvinylchloride 
(PVC) plastics, polyurethane (PU) plastics and some representative paint coatings (see 
Annex B). It might also be applicable to other phthalate esters and other product materials 
provided that adequate validation is  demonstrated.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This standard was previously adopted however; the International 
Organization for This standard was previously adopted however; the International 
Organization for Standardization (ISO) has since published an updated version of the 
same standard. The adopti on 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 rationale is to establish requirements locally that will minimize 
potentia l hazards associated with toys resulting from their intended play modes (normal 
use) as well as unintended play modes (reasonably foreseeable abuse). This standard G/TBT/N/JAM/101  
 
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  which promotes the protection of human health and safety will be adopted as a 
compulsory sta ndard.; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
A notice of the Safety of toys - Part 6 Certain phthalate esters in toys and children's 
products  will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rule s 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  
10. Final date for comments:  20 August 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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 Nadette Brown and Ms Tafara Smith  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
 
+(876) -618-1534; +(876) -632-4275 
tbtenquirypoint@bsj.org.jm  
http://www.bsj.org.jm