G/TBT/N/NZL/73  
 
13 January 2016  
(16-0234)  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: NEW ZEALAND 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: 
Trading Standards  
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment 
Tel: 0064 4 462 4222 martin.rushton@mbie.govt.nz   
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Children's nightwear 
(ICS Numbers 13.120 and 61.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The title of the 
document is "Product Safety Standards (Children's Nightwear and Limited Daywear Having Reduced Fire Hazard) Regulations 2016" 
6. Description of content: The document is a draft of proposed consumer product safety 
regulations that address flammability and safety related issues that pertain to Children's 
Nightwear. It provides the means by which such garments are classified in relation to their 
flammability and the appropriate warning labelling that will be required to be fixed to each 
garment. The Regulations will be based on  the adoption of the joint Australian/New 
Zealand standard AS/NZS 1249:2014 Children's nightwear and limited daywear having 
reduced fire hazard . The Regulations will replace the current 2008 regulations that adopted 
the superseded version of AS/NZS 1249.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Children's Nightwear Regulations have been in place in New Zealand since 
2003 and were introduced following serious incidents (including a fatality) relating to 
children wearing nightwear that caught fire . The regulations are updating the existing 
consumer product safety regulations to take into account the revision of the joint Australia/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 1249. The new standard embodies changes that simplify labelling requirements and provide clear advice to parents and caregivers around 
the safety issues with regards to flammability presented by children's nightwear garments 
of varying styles and materials. G/TBT/N/NZL/73 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 The current regulations are the Product Safety Standards (Children's Nightwear and 
Limited Daywear Having Reduced Fire Hazard) Regulations 
2008: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regula tion/public/2008/0199/latest/DLM13844
01.html?search=ts_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_Children%3bs+nightw
ear_resel_25_a&p=1   
 The revised New Zealand standard for children's nightwear is AS/NZS 1249:2014 
Children's nightwear and limited daywear having reduced fire hazard: http://shop.standards.co.nz/catalo g/1249%3A2014%28AS%7CNZS%29/view  
 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 March 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 21 March 2016 
10. Final date for comments: 28 February 2016 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Trading Standards 
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment 
Tel 0064 4 462 4222 
martin.rushton@mbie.govt.nz