G/TBT/N/USA/1338  
 
5 February 2018  
(18-0793) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible: California Department of Justice, State of California [1360]  
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:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2), Conformity Assessment Procedure - Local 
Government (Article 7.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national ta riff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Handgun 
and firearm safety. Revolvers and pistols, other than those of heading 93.03 or 93.04. 
(HS 9302), Other firearms and similar devices which operate by the firing of an explosi ve 
charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle -loading firearms, Very pistols 
and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing 
blank ammunition, captive - Bolt humane killers, line -throwing guns). (HS 9303), Other 
arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of 
heading 93.07. (HS 9304), Parts and accessories of articles of headings 93.01 to 93.04. 
(HS 9305). MILITARY ENGINEERING (ICS 95), Quality (ICS 03.120), Tes t conditions and 
procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Domestic safety (ICS 13.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Handgun and 
Firearm Safety Device Testing (5 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Amends r ules regarding laboratory certification of handgun 
testing and certified firearm safety device laboratories, firearm safety device standards and 
testing, and standards for gun safes.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
 No. 2 -Z, California Regulatory  Notice Register 12 January 2018 
(pages  40-44): https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/28/2018/01/2z -
2018.pdf  
 California Code of Regulations Title 11, Divis ion 5, Chapters 5 & 6 
(Sections  4049-4102 (non seq)): G/TBT/N/USA/1338  
 
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  https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/regs/hf -safety -device-text-
of-regs-122217.pdf?  
 State of California Department of Justice Firearms Regulations/Rulemaking 
activities: https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 23 February 2018  
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/2018/TBT/USA/18_06 83_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/USA/18_0683_01_e.pdf