ÿþ<HTML> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/foresee/foresee-trigger.js"></script> <TITLE>International Activities Home Page</TITLE> <style> <!-- TD {font-size:13px;} --> </style> </HEAD><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"> <BODY VLINK="FF4500" LINK="0000FF"> <center><IMG SRC="/images/BANNER2.jpg" USEMAP="#BANNER2.jpg" WIDTH=521 HEIGHT=85 BORDER=0 ALT="CPSC Banner"><MAP NAME="BANNER2.jpg"><AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="86,45,183,64" HREF="http://www.cpsc.gov/index.html" ALT="Consumer Safety"><AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="191,45,294,63" HREF="http://www.cpsc.gov/about/about.html" ALT="About CPSC"><AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="301,46,405,63" HREF="http://www.cpsc.gov/library/library.html" ALT="Library - FOIA"><AREA SHAPE=RECT COORDS="411,45,518,63" HREF="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/businfo.html" ALT="Business"></MAP> <br><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="1"> <SCRIPT SRC="/navsame.js" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></SCRIPT></font> <H2>International Activities</H2></center> <div align="center"> <table border=0 width=750><tr><td colspan=3><font size=2>Most consumer products under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission s (CPSC) jurisdiction are imported. CPSC established the Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs (EXIP) to provide a more comprehensive and coordinated effort in the international and federal area. EXIP coordinates CPSC's international and intergovernmental efforts with respect to consumer product safety standards development, harmonization efforts, inspection and enforcement coordination, consumer education, and information dissemination. <br><br> <div align="center"> <table border=0 width=750><tr><th colspan="4"><font size=+1>U.S. Requirements:</th></tr><tr><td align="center"><font size=2> <a href="newusreq_ch.html"><font size=+1>Chinese Version</font><br><img src="chinese0.jpg" alt="Chinese characters" width="95" height="20" border="0"></a></td><td align="center"><font size=2><a href="newusreq_vn.html"><font size=+1>Vietnamese Version</font><br>Nhïng iÁu lÇ cça Hoa Kó</a></td><td align="center" valign="top"><font size=2><a href="/cpscpub/spanish/empresa.html"><font size=+1>Spanish Version</font><br>Español</a></td><td align="center" valign="top"><font size=2><a href="newusreq.html"><font size=+1>English Version</font></a></td></tr></table></div> <br><br></td></tr> <tr valign="top"><th>International/Intergovernmental<br>Activities at CPSC<br><br></th><th>Information for Foreign<br>Manufacturers<br><br></th><th>Other Resources<br><br><br></th><tr> <tr valign="top"><td><ul> <li><a href="china2011.html">4th Biennial United States - China Consumer Product Safety Summit</a> October 13-14, 2011<br><br></li> <li><a href="summit2011.html">First North America Consumer Product Safety Summit</a> September 26-27, 2011<br><br></li> <li><a href="/library/foia/foia11/brief/toyplan.pdf">Plan for International Coordination on Toy Safety Requirements, May 6, 2011, and attachment - Toy Safety Regulatory and Standards Coordination and Alignment - A Roadmap, April 25, 2011</a>, May 6, 2011 (pdf)<br><br></li> <li><a href="pilot04182011.pdf">CPSC launches pilot alignment initiative with safety authorities across continents</a>, April 18, 2011 (pdf)<br><br></li> <li><a href="paho09092010.pdf">International Seminar on Standards and Practices of Market Surveillance and Safe Consumption</a>, August 9-10, 2010 (pdf)<br><br></li> <li><a href="coop.html">Cooperative Agreements with Foreign Counterparts</a><br><br></li> <li><a href="china.html">China Program</a><br><br></li> <li><a href="sss.html">2nd Biennial Sino-U.S. Consumer Product Safety Summit</a><br><br></li> <li><a href="/cgibin/intlform.aspx">Form for Foreign Governments and Distributors to Contact CPSC s International Office</a><br> <a href="/cgibin/intlformcn.aspx"><img src="chinese6.jpg" alt="Chinese characters" width="193" height="29" border="0"></a><br><br></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Staff Contacts</a><br><br></li> </ul></td> <td><ul> <li><a href="/businfo/regsbyproduct.html">Mandatory CPSC Standards and Voluntary (Consensus) Standards</a><br><br></li> <li>Handbook for Manufacturing Safer Consumer Products (<a href="/businfo/intl/handbookenglishaug05.pdf">English</a> and <A href="/businfo/intl/handbookchineseaug05.pdf">Chinese</a>)<br><br></li></ul></td> <td><ul> <li><a href="http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/publications/trade/iius.ctt/iius.pdf">U.S. Customs and Border Protection Import Requirements</a> (pdf)<br><br></li> <li><a href="http://www.standardsportal.org">U.S. - China Standards Portal (administered by ANSI)</a><br><br></li> <li><a href="/federal.html">Other U.S. Federal Consumer Protection Agencies and Federal Links</a><br><br></li> <li><a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx">Subscribe to CPSC Recall Notifications</a></li></ul></td></tr></table> <br><br> <HR ALIGN="center" WIDTH=100%> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/index.html">Consumer Safety (Home)</a> | <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/about/about.html">About CPSC</a> | <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/library/library.html">Library</a> | <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/businfo.html">Business</a></div> </HTML>