G/TBT/N/TTO/121/Rev.1  
13 November 2019  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards  
1-2 Century Drive Trincity Industrial Estate  
Macoya, Tunapuna  
Tel : 868 -645-6222 
Fax: 868 -663-4335 
Email: ttbs@ttbs.org.tt   
Website: www.ttbs.org.tt  
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:    
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)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety of toys - 
Compulsory chemical requirements (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft standard establishes compulsory requirements for 
the following elements and chemicals including: antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, 
cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, phthalates and selenium contained within new, used, 
seconds, reconditioned and refurbished toys. It also includes labelling requirements for 
all toys.  
The proposed requirements apply to the following toys, components of toys and toy 
materials:  
• all intended food and oral contact toys,  cosmetics toys and writing instruments 
categorized as toys irrespective of   any age grading or recommended age 
labelling;  
• all toys intended for or suitable for children up to seventy -two months of age;  
• accessible co atings, irrespective of any  age grading or recommended age 
labelling; and  
• accessible liquids, pastes, gels (e.g.  liquid paints and modelling compounds), 
irrespective of any age, grading  or recommended age labelling.  G/TBT/N/TTO/121/Rev.1  
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  This draft standard does not apply to pa ckaging materials unless they are intended to be 
kept e.g. boxes, containers or unless they form part of the toy or have intended play 
value.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, label ling; Protection of human health or safety   
8. Relevant documents:  The following are the normative references:  
International Organization for Standardization  
• ISO 8124 -3, Safety of toys    -   Part 3: Migration of certain elements  
• ISO 8124 -6, Safety of toys   -  Part 6: Certain phthalate esters in toys and 
children's products  
British Standards Institution  
• BS EN 71 -3:2019, Safety of toys  -  Part 3: Migration of certain elements  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  31 March 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards website  
1-2 Century Drive, Trincity Industrial Estate  
Macoya, Tunapuna  
Tel: 868 -645-6222 
Fax: 868 -663-4335 
email: ttbs@ttbs.org.tt   
website: www.ttbs.org.tt   
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