Buyers Training

March 13, 2018, Shanghai Marriott City Centre, Salons 2 and 3

March 15, 2018,Guangzhou Garden Hotel, Magnolia and Hydrangea Rooms

*Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for all sessions.

8:00-8:30am / Meet and Greet (Hosts/Speakers/VIP
8:00-8:30am / Guests Arrival/Registration
8:30-9:15am / Session 1: Welcome and Introduction
Moderators: Shanghai-Mr. Hank Hulick, AmCham Shanghai
Guangzhou: Ms. Rachel Chen, AmCham South China
Mr. Song Xiushun,Deputy Director General, Department of Supervision & Inspection, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ) (10 minutes)
For Shanghai: Ms. Veomayoury Baccam, Director of Government & Corporate Social Responsibility, American Chamber of Commerce-Shanghai (5 minutes)
For Guangzhou: Dr. Harley Seyedin, President of American Chamber of Commerce South China (5 minutes)
Ms. Wang Luping,Director of Division of General Management, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (China Chamber of International Commerce) Training Center (CCPIT)(10 minutes)
Ann Marie Buerkle, Acting Chairman, U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (video-3 minutes).
Lily Li, Regional Product Safety Specialist, Asia-Pacific, U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) (5 minutes)
Ms Věra Jourová -European Commissioner for Justice Consumers and Gender Equality -EC video greeting (3 to 5 minutes)
Mr. Jerome LEPEINTRE华杰鸿
Minister Counsellor, EU Delegation to China 欧盟驻华代表团公使衔参赞(5 minutes)
TRACK 1: Crosscutting Data
9:15-10:15am / Session 2: Keynote Address: Industry Perspectives on Best Practices for Ensuring the Next Popular Product Doesn’t Become the Next Recall; Questions and Answers
Carrie Egan, Vice President, Global Buying, Pier One Imports
10:15-11:00am / Session 3: Overview – U.S. Framework/CPSIA
Steve Williams, Program Manager, CPSC
Lily Li, Regional Product Safety Specialist, CPSC
11:00-11:45am / Session 4: Overview –EC Framework/Regulations/Directives; Data: RAPEX
(45 minutes)
- General Presentation of the Directive on General Product Safety as a Sort of "Catch All that is Not Regulated Elsewhere"; RAPEX Principles and Trends
Paolo Lavaggi, Legal Officer for Safety of Products, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, EC
- General Presentation of the Toy Safety Directive as a Sectoral Legislation, including the Framework in Which It Is Set
Jürgen Vogelgesang, Policy Officer on Toy Safety, Directorate-General forInternal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
11:45-12:00pm / Session 5: Key TakeAways/Question and Answer
Key Take Aways Presented by Jürgen Vogelgesang, Policy Officer on Toy Safety, Directorate-General forInternal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Question and Answer to CPSC and EC Presenters
12:00-1:00pm / LUNCH (on own)
TRACK 2: Toys,Electronics, and Electrical Products/Special Topics (concurrent with Textiles/Apparel/Special Topics)
Moderators:
Shanghai-Mr. Hank Hulick, AmCham Shanghai
Guangzhou: Ms. Rachel Chen, AmCham South China
1:00-2:30pm / Session 6: Toys and Electronics - Overview of U.S. Requirements; EC Requirements; Questions and Answers
EC Requirements and Rapex Data (1 hour)
- Presentation on Electrical equipment in particular the Low Voltage Directive laying down safety objective and applicable conformity assessment procedure that manufacturers have to apply in order to demonstrate that the equipment fulfils the safety objectives.
Paolo Lavaggi, Legal Officer for Safety of Products, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
- Detailed Discussion on Toy Safety Directive, and its Latest Developments.
Jürgen Vogelgesang, Policy Officer on Toy Safety, Directorate-General forInternal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
-U.S. Requirements, including surveillance and recall data of toys. Case study examples of CPSC recalls and surveillance data illustrating requirements not met, and how to avoid the issues.
Steve Williams, Program Manager
2:30-2:45pm / BREAK
2:45-3:15pm / Session 7: EC Classification of products as toys for children (or not)
Jürgen Vogelgesang, Policy Officer on Toy Safety, Directorate-General forInternal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
3:15-4:00pm / Session 8: Focus on F963-16 and F963-17 Updates; Questions and Answers
Focus on F963-16 and F963-17 (45 minutes)
Alan Kaufman, Senior Vice President, Technical Affairs, Toy Industry Association
4:00-4:15 / Session 9: Key TakeAways/Questions and Answers
Key Take Aways Presented by Alan Kaufman, Senior Vice President, Technical Affairs, Toy Industry Association
Question and Answer to CPSC, EC, and Toy Association Presenters
4:15-4:50 pm / Session 10: Special Topics: Case Studies: Trends, Challenges, Questions and Answers
CIQ-Quality Improvement of the Export Consumer Product - Toys and Electronics (20 minutes)
For Shanghai: Zhou Hui, Investigator of Inspection Department, Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
For Guangzhou:
Long Yusheng, Deputy Director, Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
EC: Safety of Products Sold Online and New Technologies (15minutes)
Paolo Lavaggi, Legal Officer for Safety of Products, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
4:50-5:00pm / Session 11: Closing Comments
Moderator
TRACK 3: Textiles/Apparel/Special Topics
Moderator Shanghai and Guangzhou: Mr. Yan Jun, Deputy Director of Member Training Department，CCPIT Training Center
1:00-2:15pm / Session 12: Textiles/Apparel-Overview of U.S. Requirements; EC Requirements; Questions and Answers
U.S. Textile/Apparel Requirements (45 minutes)
EC Textile Topics (30 minutes)
General presentation on textile with Data from Rapex (e.g. Cords Drawstrings)
Paolo Lavaggi, Legal Officer for Safety of Products, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
2:15-2:30pm / Session 13: Key TakeAways/Questions and Answers
Key Take Aways Presented by Jacqueline Campbell, Senior Textile Technologist, U.S. CPSC
Question and Answers to CPSC and EC Presenters
Paolo Lavaggi, Legal Officer for Safety of Products, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
2:30-2:35pm / BREAK
2:35-3:50 pm / Session 14: Special Topics; Questions and Answers
Wearable Technology (20 minutes)
Jacqueline Campbell, Senior Textile Technologist, U.S. CPSC
Info on Textiles in Toys. EC- Flammability of Disguise Costume Toys for Children; EN71-2 Standard on Flammability of Toys (25 minutes)
Jürgen Vogelgesang, Policy Officer on Toy Safety, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
CPSC-Comments on Flammability Requirements of Disguise Costumes for Children in U.S. CPSC Framework (5 minutes)
Jacqueline Campbell, Senior Textile Technologist, U.S. CPSC
CIQ-Quality Improvement of the Export Consumer Product- Textiles and Apparel(25 minutes)
Shen Hua, Deputy Director, Zhejiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
For Guangzhou:
Zhang Shenghao, Section Chief, Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
3:50-4:00pm / Questions and Answers/Break
4:00-4:50pm / Session 15: Special Topics; Questions and Answers
Flame Retardants and Textiles: CPSC (10 minutes)
U.S. Requirements for Mattresses (40 minutes)
Jacqueline Campbell, Textile Specialist, U.S. CPSC
4:50-5:00pm / Session 16: Closing Comments
Moderator

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