G/TBT/N/NZL/108  
5 October 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:  NEW ZEALAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment  
PO Box 1473  
Wellington 6140  
NEW ZEALAND  
Email: consumer@mbie.govt.nz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if availab le) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Standards New Zealand  
Phone: +64 4 498 5990  
Email: wto@standards.co.nz   
Website: www.standards.govt.nz  
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):  HS 3304 
99 Beauty or make -up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than 
medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan prepar ations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye 
make -up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make -up or skin care 
powders, incl. baby powders).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Sunscreen 
(Product Safety Standard) B ill (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Bill proposes that the AS/NZS 2604:2021 Sunscreen 
Products – Evaluation & Classification  becomes a mandatory product safety standard for 
all sunscreen products in trade in New Zealand, to be enfor ced under section 29 of the 
Fair Trading Act 1986.  
Under the Bill a sunscreen product  is defined as a product that both —  
(a) contains, or is represented as containing, any component able to absorb, reflect, or 
scatter ultraviolet rays and that is intended to be on the surface of human skin with the 
purpose of protecting against reddening of the skin caused by ultraviolet radiation and 
other ultraviolet -induced dam ‐ age; and  
(b) is 1 or more of the following:  
(i) a product that is represented as b eing primarily to protect the skin from ultraviolet 
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  (ii) an insect repellent with a labelled SPF of 4 or more:  
(iii) a skin care (within the meaning of AS/NZS 2604:2021) with a labelled SPF greater 
than 15 (other than a product intended for app lication to the lips, or a product that is 
represented primarily as a tinted base or foundation).  
The Bill also proposes that sunscreen products that are manufactured or imported into 
New Zealand before the date on which the Act receives Royal assent are exempted from 
the product safety standard for sunscreen products for 12 months after commencement.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/reports/document/SCR_116106/sunscreen -
product -safety -standard -bill   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Decem ber 2021 TBC  
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2022 TBC  
10. Final date for comments:  7 December 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment  
PO Box 1473  
Wellington 6140  
NEW ZEALAND  
Email: consumer@mbie.govt.nz  
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/reports/document/SCR_116106/sunscreen -
product -safety -standard -bill