WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.544
25 October 1999
(99-4634)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Consumer Affairs Division, Department of the Treasury
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Elastic Luggage Straps
(HS:  3296.90 which covers straps that obtain their elasticity from a plastic core and
HS 4016.99 which covers straps that obtain their elasticity from a rubber core)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Trade Practices
(Consumer Product Safety Standards) Regulations 1999
6. Description of content:   Elastic Luggage Straps are to meet the safety requirement of
having a permanently attached and clearly displayed warning label in safety colours.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Regulations update the safety Standard that provides warning labelling on the risk of
injury, particularly to the face and eyes.
8. Relevant documents:   Section 65 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.  Trade Practices
(Consumer Product Safety Standards) Amendment Regulations 1999.   The Act and
Regulations are available from the SCALE plus website at http://law.agps.gov.au
9. Proposed date of adoption: 31 October 1999
Proposed date of entry into force: 30 November 1999 (Note existing requirements 
remain in force until 31 May 2001)
10. Final date for comments:   24 December 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Consumer Affairs Division
Department of the Treasury
PARKES ACT 2600
Fax No.: +61 2 6263 28.30
Email: pwilliams@treasury.gov.au