Argentina Adopts Product Standards for Sunglasses, Glasses Frames
Argentina is adopting new product standards for sunglasses and glasses frames, it said a notice published June 12 in the Boletin Oficial of the Argentine Republic. Effective Dec. 9, imported and domestically produced sunglasses and glasses frames must comply with…
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the international standards ISO 12312-1 and ISO 12870, respectively. Exempt from the new product standards are certain toy glasses, certain eye protection equipment including for sports (such as ski goggles) and sunbeds, medically prescribed glasses for reducing solar radiation and products for direct observation of the sun (such as glasses for viewing solar eclipses). The new product standards include marking and warning label requirements, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said in an alert. Importers may certify compliance through Dec. 8, 2022, but after that date must demonstrate compliance with reports prepared by an accredited lab, HKTDC said.