15 U.S.C. 2056e; 16 CFR 1263.3; 16 CFR 1263.4

Scope

GCC list: Reese's Law: consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries must meet ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 (16 CFR 1263.3; effective Oct 23, 2023); packaging of button/coin batteries must carry warning labels (16 CFR 1263.4; packages made/imported after Sept 21, 2024); button/coin batteries must be in child-resistant packaging (15 U.S.C. 2056e). Toys that comply with the battery accessibility and labeling requirements of 16 CFR part 1250 are exempt from part 1263 (16 CFR 1263.1(c)).

Third-party testing list: Children's products containing button cell or coin batteries (ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 via 16 CFR 1263.3), battery packaging labels (1263.4), and child-resistant packaging (15 U.S.C. 2056e). Toys that comply with the 16 CFR part 1250 battery requirements are exempt from part 1263 (1263.1(c)).

Certificate and testing

• The rule is on CPSC's list of rules requiring a General Certificate of Conformity.
• Third-party testing by a CPSC-accepted lab applies for children's products, with a Children's Product Certificate.
• Lab accreditation scope paragraph: 16 CFR 1112.15(b)(55).
• Incorporated standard: ANSI/UL 4200A-2023 (16 CFR 1263.3).

eFiling citation codes

Codes from CPSC's citation list that go on the certificate in the Registry.

Product types that use this rule

• Battery-powered and electronic toys (incl. kids' learning tablets)
• Button and coin cell batteries, and products that contain them
• Children's clothing (not sleepwear)
• Children's jewelry
• Children's shoes
• Kids' backpacks, lunch boxes, and school supplies