G/TBT/N/USA/1821/Add.2  
 
22 September 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  22 September 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard for Magnets  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 21 September 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 21 October 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-21/html/2022 -20200.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-21/pdf/2022 -20200.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_6429_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Magnets AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is issuing a rule 
to address the hazard associated with ingestion of one or more high -powered magnets. The CPSC 
has determined that unreasonable risks of injury are associated with s mall, powerful magnets that, 
when ingested, can interact internally through body tissue, which can lead to acute and long -term 
health consequences or death. The rule establishes requirements for subject magnet products that 
are designed, marketed, or inten ded to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's 
jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these purposes, and that contain one 
or more loose or separable magnets, but the subject products do not include magnet product s sold 
and/or distributed solely to school educators, researchers, professionals, and/or commercial or 
 
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  industrial users exclusively for educational, research, professional, commercial, and/or industrial 
purposes. Each loose or separable magnet in a product  that is subject to the rule and that fits entirely 
within CPSC's small parts cylinder must have a flux index of less than 50 kG \2\ mm\2\. The flux 
index is determined by the method described in the ASTM F 963 Toy Standard . The rule exempts 
from its requirements toys subject to the ASTM F963 Toy Standard. The Commission takes this 
action under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).  
DATES: Effective date for magnet rule: This rule is effective on 21 October 2022 and will apply to 
all subject magnet products manufactured after that date. The incorporation by reference of the 
publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 21 October 
2022. Effective date for Notice of R equirements: The Notice of Requirements for this rule is effective 
on 20 December 2022 and will apply to subject magnet products that are children's products required 
to be tested by CPSC -accepted third party conformity assessment bodies.  
This final rule a nd previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1821  are identified by 
Docket Number CPSC -2021-0037. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2021-0037/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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