2022年4月6日，澳大利亚政府发布了《2022年消费品（纽扣/硬币电池）安全标准修正案》。本标准将修订《2020年消费品（纽扣/硬币电池）安全标准》，目前

该标准已生效。

修正案概要：

1、修改非锂电纽扣/硬币电池的定义如下：

直径为16毫米或更大；和

直径大于要求电池高度。

2、修改助听器的定义：

Omit “to the ear canal”, substitute “for human hearing”.

3、IEC 60086-4:2019附录E中的要求被新增到儿童可触及性的条款；

4、泡罩包装的其他小修改。

注：本修正案应包括在《2022年消费品（含纽扣/硬币电池的产品）修正案安全标准》中，该修正案修订了《2020年消费品（含纽扣/硬币电池的产品）安全标准》。

English version

Consumer Goods (Button/Coin Batteries) Amendment Safety Standard 2022

Schedule 1—Amendments

1，Section 4 (paragraph (b) of the definition of applicable button/coin battery)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) a small, single cell battery of a chemistry other than lithium with:

(i) a diameter of 16 mm or greater; and

(ii) a diameter greater than the battery’s height.

2，Section 4 (definition of hearing aid)

Omit “to the ear canal”, substitute “for human hearing”.

3，Sections 7 and 8

Repeal the sections, substitute:

7 Child accessibility requirements—all packaging types

Core requirement

(1) The packaging of an applicable button/coin battery must be designed to be resistant to being opened by young children.

Note: There is an additional requirement that applies to applicable button/coin batteries that are packaged in blister packaging (see subsection 8(1)), but both requirements can be satisfied by complying with Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard (see paragraph (2)(a) of this section and subsection 8(2)).

Testing requirements—non-reclosable packaging

(2) If the applicable button/coin battery is packaged in non-reclosable packaging, the packaging complies with the requirements in subsection (1) if, and only if:

(a) both of the following apply:

(i) before the supply of the applicable button/coin battery to a consumer, representative samples of the packaging are tested in accordance with Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard (as modified by section 9);

(ii) those samples comply with that Annex; or

(b) the packaging complies with clause 3.2.1 of the Australian (Non-reclosable Packaging) Standard; or

(c) the packaging complies with clause 3.2.1 of the European (Non-reclosable Packaging) Standard; or

(d) the packaging complies with clause 4.2.1 of the International (Non-reclosable Packaging) Standard; or

(e) the packaging complies with paragraphs 1700.15(a) and (b)(1) of the US Poison Prevention Packaging Standard.

Note: On request by the regulator, a supplier of applicable button/coin batteries packaged in non-reclosable packaging may be required to nominate the applicable requirements under subsection (2): see section 108 of the Australian Consumer Law.

 Testing requirements—reclosable packaging

(3) If the applicable button/coin battery is packaged in reclosable packaging, the packaging complies with the requirements in subsection (1) if, and only if:

(a) both of the following apply:

(i) before the supply of the applicable button/coin battery to a consumer, representative samples of the packaging are tested in accordance with Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard (as modified by section 9);

(ii) those samples comply with that Annex; or

(b) the packaging complies with clause 4.3.1 of the Australian (Reclosable Packaging) Standard; or

(c) the packaging complies with clause 3.3.1 of the International (Reclosable Packaging) Standard.

Note: On request by the regulator, a supplier of applicable button/coin batteries packaged in reclosable packaging may be required to nominate the applicable requirements under subsection (3): see section 108 of the Australian Consumer Law.

8 Additional child accessibility requirements—blister packaging

Core requirement

(1) If one or more applicable button/coin batteries are packaged in blister packaging, the packaging must be designed so that only a single applicable button/coin battery is released at a time.

Note: This requirement is in addition to the requirement in subsection 7(1) (which applies to all applicable button/coin batteries), but both requirements can be satisfied by complying with Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard (see subsection (2) of this section and paragraph 7(2)(a)).

Testing requirement

(2) The packaging complies with the requirements in subsection (1) if, and only if:

(a) before the supply of the applicable button/coin battery to a consumer, representative samples of the packaging are tested in accordance with Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard (as modified by section 9); and

(b) those samples comply with that Annex.

9 Modification of the Primary Batteries Standard

Annex E of the Primary Batteries Standard is subject to the following modifications:

(a) a reference to consumer type coin cells with a diameter of 16 mm and larger is taken to be a reference to applicable button/coin batteries;

(b) a reference to each of the following terms is taken to be a reference to an applicable button/coin battery:

(i) cell;

(ii) coin cell.