12 2 STA T .30 2 7PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 4— AU G .14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (1)IDENTIF I CA TI O NOFI S S U E R AND CONFOR M IT Y ASSESS - MENT B ODY .—Everyc er tif ic a te re qu ire d u n der t h i s secti o n sha l l identify the m anufacturer or p rivate la b eler issuin g the certifi- cate and any third party conformity assessment body on w hose testing the certificate depends. T he certificate shall include , at a minimum, the date and place of manufacture, the date and place where the product was tested, each party ’ s name, full mailing address, telephone number, and contact informa- tion for the individual responsible for maintaining records of test results. ‘‘( 2 )EN GL IS H LANGUAGE.—Every certificate required under this section shall be legible and all content required by this section shall be in the English language. A certificate may also contain the same content in any other language. ‘‘( 3 )A V AILABILITY OF CERTIFICATES.—Every certificate required under this section shall accompany the applicable product or shipment of products covered by the same certificate and a copy of the certificate shall be furnished to each dis- tributor or retailer of the product. U pon request, the manufac- turer or private labeler issuing the certificate shall furnish a copy of the certificate to the C ommission. ‘‘( 4 ) ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTIFICATES FOR IM P ORTED PRODUCTS.—In consultation with the Commissioner of Customs, the Commission may, by rule, provide for the electronic filing of certificates under this section up to 24 hours before arrival of an imported product. Upon request, the manufacturer or private labeler issuing the certificate shall furnish a copy to the Commission and to the Commissioner of Customs. ‘‘(h) R ULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Compliance of any children’s product with third party testing and certification or general con- formity certification requirements under this section shall not be construed to e x empt such children’s product from any requirement that such product actually be in conformity with all applicable rules, regulation, standards, or ban under any Act enforced by the Commission.’’. (c) C PS C CONSIDERATION OF E X ISTING RE Q UIREMENTS.—In establishing standards for accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body under section 14(a)(3) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as added by subsection (a), the Commission may consider standards and protocols for accreditation of such conformity assess- ment bodies by independent accreditation organi z ations that are in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, but shall ensure that the protocols, standards, and requirements prescribed under such section 14(a)(3) incorporate, as the standard for accreditation, the most current scientific and technological standards and tech- niques available. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 14(b) (1 5 U.S.C. 2 06 3(b)) is amended— (1) by stri k ing ‘‘consumer products which are sub j ect to consumer product safety standards under this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘any product which is subject to a consumer product safety rule under this Act, or a similar rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any other Act enforced by the Commis- sion,’’
and (2) by striking ‘‘or testing programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘, unless the Commission, by rule, requires testing by an independent 15USC2063note.R e c o rds .
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