CPSIA Stay of Enforcement
By jenny ~ February 2nd, 2009. Filed under: CPSIA.
Don’t get too excited yet!
Yes, the CPSC has posted a press release about a Stay of Enforcement for 1 year. This doesn’t mean the law still isn’t in effect. It just means we won’t have the watch dogs sniffing at our butts for a year. But even this isn’t a sure thing. Once more, things are much more complex than meets the eye. The fight needs to continue.
One site that is a must read is Kathleen at Fashion-Incubator. She has been our ring leader. Thank you, Kathleen, for your tireless efforts. She has opened her forum to the public to discuss the CPSIA law.
Quote from Kathleen F. explaining what the Commissioners did on Friday:
“This is a ballot (a formality), only two people vote (3 positions are unfilled). This is how it works. They work together to write the thing. Then they “vote” on it, usually within a week. After they pass it, it goes to public comments. At that time, the public is invited to comment on the commission’s decision for a one month period. After that, they process those comments and fiddle with it a few weeks before they issue a final ruling.
I’ll be writing about what it means on my blog in a bit but basically, it’s a staving off of the implementation of the testing rules that are so onerous. It DOES NOT cover products that were subject to a regulation or ban preceding CPSIA (cribs, sharp edges, choking hazards, flammability etc). All in all, it’s not the whole solution but it’s a start.
SUMMARY: This is not final. It will not cover you come 2/10/09. That is still in effect. What it does mean is that MAYBE -MAYBE- you can be back in business come the end of March.”
Read the nitty gritty here on Kathleen’s Forum.
Don’t lose hope, we’ve come a long way. Just keep up the pressure.
As usual, there are a lot of opinions floating around out there…mine included. I am not an authority, just a concerned business owner speaking her mind.
