G/TBT/N/USA/1048/Add.2  
 
6 April 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  6 April 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Safety Standard for High Chairs  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  3 May 2021  
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 2 April 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 3 July 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-02/html/2021 -06419.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-02/pdf/2021 -06419.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_2444_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for High Chairs  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In June 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a 
consumer product safety standard for high chairs under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference the ASTM voluntary 
standard that was in effect for high chairs at the time. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating 
mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, 
when a voluntary standards organizati on revises the standard. In December 2020, ASTM published 
a revised voluntary standard for high chairs, and it notified the Commission of this revised standard 
 
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  in January 2021. This direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for high chairs to incorp orate 
by reference ASTM's 2020 version of the voluntary standard for high chairs.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 3 July 2021, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by 
3 May 2021. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish notification i n the Federal Register, 
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the 
publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 3 July 2021.  
This direct final rule and pr evious actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1048  are identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2015-0031. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2015-0031/document  and provides  access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number. Details concerning the 2 April 2021 publication of the dire ct final rule 
to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2020 version of the voluntary standard for high chairs can be 
found at https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC_FRDOC_00 01-1119.  WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point  from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and will also be submitted on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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