G/TBT/N/JAM/66  
 
22 September 2017  
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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: JAMAICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
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:   
Regional and International Office  
6 Winchester Road  
Kingston 10  
Jamaica W.I.  
Email: info@bsj.org.jm  Website: http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.: 1 (876) 926 -3140-5/618 -1534/ 632 -4275  
Fax: 1 (876) 929 -4736 
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 and 
playthings . (ICS: 97.200.50).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Jamaican 
Standard Specification for Safety of toys and playthings (30 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: This standard applies to the safety aspects of toys and 
playthings intended specifically for children.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This standard deals with the safety aspects of toys and playthings. It is 
difficult to cover in one standard all features of toys that may possibly present a hazard to 
a chi ld. The hazards of toys must, nevertheless be kept constantly in mind by 
manufacturers, retailers and consumers. There are certain considerations that relate to 
many toys and it is the purpose of this standard to call these to the attention of those who 
sell and buy toys with the hope of eliminating the more obvious hazards.  
Toys are designed, produced and sold for specific groups of children, divided according to 
age, and the stage of development of those capabilities and skills related to the use of 
toys. This standard should make the production of toys that minimize danger to children 
for whom they are intended, possible.  
Accidents and injuries are sometimes caused by giving unsuitable toys to children; or by 
permitting children to play with defective or damaged toys or to use them in ways for 
which they were never intended; or by allowing toys intended for older children to fall into 
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  The decision on the correct choice of toys remains with the buyer who must bear in mind 
the age, nature and stage of mental and physical development of the child for whom they 
are intended. The safety requirements set out in this standard do not therefore absolve 
parents and educators from their obligation to select and choose toys carefully and to 
provide adequate supervision of children at play.  
All standards pertaining to the health or safety of the consumer are mandatory.  
8. Relevant documents:  A notice of the  Jamaican Standard Specific ation for Safety of toys 
and playthings will appear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and 
Regulations. The document will appear as a Jamaican Standard Specification, with 
mandatory status, and will be available for sale.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Date of publication in the Jamaica Gazette Supplement - 
Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months following date of publication in the 
Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules a nd Regulations.  
10. Final date for comments: 28 October 2017  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
The full text of the proposed technical regulation (mandatory standard) can be directly 
accessed on the website of the Bureau Standards Jamaica: http://www.bsj.org.jm