Safety Standard and Notification Requirements for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries

Quality requirements (TBT); Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Button cell or coin batteries; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Galvanic cells and batteries (ICS code(s): 29.220); Packaging and distribution of goods in general (ICS code(s): 55.020); Equipment for children (ICS code(s): 97.190); Toys (ICS code(s): 97.200.50)

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03.120 - Quality; 03.120 - Quality; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 13.120 - Domestic safety; 29.220 - Galvanic cells and batteries; 29.220 - Galvanic cells and batteries; 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general; 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general; 97.190 - Equipment for children; 97.190 - Equipment for children; 97.200.50 - Toys; 97.200.50 - Toys

Human health; Human health

Final rule - In February 2023, as required by Reese's Law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to establish performance and labeling requirements for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries, and requirements for labeling of button cell or coin battery packages, to eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by children six years old and younger. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (and notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1964/Add.2), the Commission is publishing a direct final rule to incorporate by reference a voluntary standard as the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries. The Commission issues this final rule to complete Reese's Law requirements for warning labels on the packaging of button cell or coin batteries. Button cell or coin battery packaging subject to this final rule must be certified as compliant with these warning label requirements.This rule is effective 21 September 2024. Button cell or coin battery packaging manufactured or imported after 21 September 2024, must comply with this final rule.  16 CFR Part 1263 will be accessible at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-II/subchapter-B/part-1263This final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1964 are identified by Docket Number CPSC-2023-0004. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2023-0004/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. 

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