近日，澳大利亚消委会 (ACCC) 就新的钮扣/硬币电池及其相关消费品的强制性标准发布了供应商指引，自2022年6月22日起出售任何不合规的该类产品将会导致罚款。

标准背景

纽扣电池存在一系列的消费者安全风险，对儿童尤为危险。因此ACCC(澳大利亚市场竞争和消费者委员会Australian Competition and Consumer Commission)制定了新的强制性安全和信息标准，以减少儿童因接触纽扣/硬币电池而受伤和死亡的风险。新标准于2020年12月22日生效，自该日起有18个月的过渡期，于2022年6月22日起生效，并成为强制性标准。

ACCC近日公布了有关标准的指导材料，以便所有企业理解自己的义务，并使消费者了解他们在购买纽扣电池产品时可以期待的东西。

如需了解更多信息可以访问澳大利亚产品安全网站: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/standards/button-coin-batteries

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released supplier guidance for the mandatory standards for button/coin batteries and consumer goods containing button/coin batteries.

A Guide for Business on the Application of Mandatory Standards will help suppliers understand the new requirements for secure battery compartments, child resistant packaging, and warnings and information.

Below documents were also published:

a fact sheet which summarises the new standards for suppliers

summaries of the new standards on the Product Safety Australia website.

Selling any non-compliant stock on or after 22 June 2022 may result in penalties.

New mandatory standards

In December 2020 the Australian Government made mandatory safety and information standards for button/coin batteries and consumer goods containing them.

The four mandatory standards are:

Consumer Goods (Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries) Safety Standard 2020

Consumer Goods (Products Containing Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020

Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Safety Standard 2020

Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Information Standard 2020

The mandatory standards include an 18-month transition period. This allows time for suppliers to implement any manufacturing and design changes to comply with the new requirements. From June 2022, suppliers must comply with the requirements in the standards.

More information

The Product Safety Australia website also provides background on the ACCC’s safety investigation into button/coin batteries, as well as other information on button battery safety.

https://www.productsafety.gov.au/products/electronics-technology/button-batteries