On Sept. 21, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Published Two Final Rules in the U.S. Federal Register.

On Sept. 21, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published two final rules in the U.S. Federal Register.

• The Commission voted and adopted ANSI/UL 4200A-2023, as a safety Standard for Products Incorporating Button Batteries or Coin Cell Batteries, as a safety standard for performance and labeling requirements meeting 16 CFR 1263, Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries, to establish alignment with the provisions of Reese`s Law. This rule will be enforced on March 19, 2024.

• The Commission also included the criteria outlined in section 1263.4, addressing the labeling requirements for button cell and coin battery packaging, which will have a separate enforcement date of Sept. 21, 2024.

As a result, for products that incorporate button batteries or coin cell batteries, manufacturers and/or importers are required to provide a Children’s Product Certificate for all Children’s Products, or a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) for General use consumer products, which are imported and sold in the U.S. market.

Note: Consumer audio video/information and communications technology (AV/ICT) equipment with button batteries or coin cell batteries are generally considered general use products (unless intended for use by children), and the GCC is a document that should be drafted by the manufacturer and/or importer, which can be supported by a Letter Report provided by UL Solutions on compliance with ANSI/UL 4200A.

• Children’s products (non-toys) that use button batteries or coin cell batteries include testing to 16 CFR 1263 and require a CPSC-accepted third-party testing provider to support CPSC submission. Toys are exempt from this rule and shall continue to comply with mandatory testing and certification.

• General use products that use button batteries or coin cell batteries include testing to 16 CFR 1263 and do not require testing by a third-party CPSC-accepted laboratory to support CPSC submission.