Rulemaking
Draft Final Rule: January 16, 2013
It would establish the requirements pertaining to third party
conformity assessment bodies that test children’s products for the purpose of the certification
required by section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended by section
102(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). In addition, the
proposed rule would establish the general requirements concerning third party conformity
assessment bodies, such as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the
accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and it would address adverse actions
against CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment bodies. The proposed rule also would
amend the audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies, and it would amend
the Commission’s regulation on inspections at 16 CFR § 1118.2(a).
The final rule would establish the requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies that test children’s products for the purpose of the certification required by section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended by section 102(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). In addition, the draft final rule would establish the general requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and it would address adverse actions against CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment bodies. The draft final rule also would amend the audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies, and it would amend the Commission’s regulation on inspections at 16 CFR §1118.2(a).
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