3rd Biennial United States - China
Consumer Product Safety Summit 2009
Wuxi, Jinhua, and Beijing China
October 21 – 26, 2009Summit Objectives
The 3rd Biennial United States – China Consumer Product Safety Summit between the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and its counterpart agency, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ), will be held in Wuxi, Jinhua, and Beijing, China October 21-26, 2009. With the CPSC delegation under the leadership of Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, this year’s Summit will build upon the activities undertaken by both agencies since the Summit of 2007. The 2007 event focused on ensuring that manufacturers understood the necessity of meeting both voluntary standards and United States requirements (particularly ending the use of leaded paint on toys), information exchanges on recalls and other pressing product safety matters, and training Chinese government officials and manufacturers on CPSC requirements. The creation of a Chinese language section of the CPSC web site emerged from the 2007 discussions.
The goal of the 2009 Summit is to bring the dialogue to a new level, emphasizing the need for commitment to a more comprehensive approach to product safety. With input from U.S. and Chinese stakeholders, CPSC and AQSIQ will identify and discuss measures to ensure that U.S. importers and Chinese suppliers establish a comprehensive and systemic approach to preventing and detecting safety hazards in consumer products, from product design, through manufacturing, and to the ultimate use of the product by the consumer. Toward that end, the Summit agenda will include an examination of lessons learned over the past two years, as well as a discussion of new regulatory and voluntary tools that can be used to ensure continued progress.
In addition to overarching policy discussions, the Summit agenda will include topical discussions of product safety issues, with toys, lead in children’s products, all terrain vehicles (ATVs), lighters, and fireworks representing specific product areas where systemic progress may be made. A special, full day program is planned for ATV issues.
CPSC-AQSIQ Summit Draft Schedule (Subject to Change)
October 21-26
Wednesday, October 21 - Wuxi, China
Morning (public session)
- Keynote speeches by AQSIQ and CPSC principals
- Presentations and panel discussion focusing on:
Panel I. Challenges and progress in product safety over the past two years.Panel II. Industry and regulators discussion on implementing best practices going forward
Registration for the October 21, morning session of the Summit open to the general public can be found on the AQSIQ website at this link http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/ztlm/1021/ (the page is ONLY in Chinese). To register with the official Chinese host agency, be prepared to read the Chinese instructions, and provide name, gender, title/position, organization, address, phone number, and email address. The completed form must be faxed to the number shown on the bottom of the registration form (this is to the Chinese host, not to CPSC) by October 13.
Afternoon
- Government-Only Session
- Proposed U.S.-Chinese Stakeholder Roundtable (details as soon as possible)
Thursday, October 22 – Wuxi China
Tours of consumer product manufacturing in the Wuxi area for first-hand impression of best production practices.
Friday, October 23 – Shanghai, China
ATV Program
Morning
- Tour of ATV factory
- Tour of ATV testing facility
Afternoon (CPSC Staff and Stakeholders)
- ATV Industry Outreach Session (details as soon as possible)
Monday, October 26 - Beijing
Morning (delegation session – including stakeholders)
- High Level Bilateral Meeting
Exchange of views between principals and review of Joint StatementMorning (semi-public session with press)
- Signing of Joint Statement
- Elaboration on special elements by AQSIQ and CPSC principals
- Press conference
Contact Information
Laurie Hopkins
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda MD 20814
Tel: 301-504-7797
Fax: 301-504-0137
e-mail: lhopkins@cpsc.gov