G/TBT/N/USA/1964  
10 February 2023  
(23-0990) 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:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [1994]  
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 indica ted if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Button cell 
or coin batteries; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); 
Galvanic cell s and batteries (ICS code(s): 29.220); Packaging and distribution of goods 
in general (ICS code(s): 55.020); Equipment for children (ICS code(s): 97.190); Toys 
(ICS code(s): 97.200.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety Standard 
and Notification Requirements for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products 
Containing Such Batteries; (36 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - As required by Reese's Law, 
to eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from ingestion of button cell or coin 
batteries by children 6 years old and younger, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (CPSC or Commission) proposes a rule to establish performance 
requirements for battery com partments on consumer products that contain, or are 
designed to use, one or more button cell or coin batteries. The proposed rule also requires 
warning labels on the packaging of button cell or coin batteries, as well as on the 
packaging, battery compartme nts, and accompanying instructions and manuals of 
consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. In addition to implementing 
Reese's Law, the proposed rule requires manufacturers and importers of button cell or 
coin batteries, and consumer pro ducts containing such batteries, to notify consumers of 
performance and technical data related to the safety of such batteries at the point of sale, 
both online and in stores. If the rule is finalized, consumer products subject to the rule 
must be tested a nd certified as compliant with the rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1964  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 8692, 9 February 2023; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 1112 and 1263:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/F R-2023-02-09/html/2023 -02356.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-09/pdf/2023 -02356.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number CPS C-2023-0004. The 
Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2023-0004/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting document s as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 13 March 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment 
period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 March 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1028_00_e.pdf