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Safety Standard for Play Yards

16 CFR Part 1221

16 CFR Part 1221 is Safety Standard for Play Yards. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1221 — Safety Standard for Play Yards", supported by testing from a laboratory CPSC has accepted for this rule. The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2025-04-05.

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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1221 — Safety Standard for Play Yards

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Scope, from the regulation

This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for play yards manufactured or imported on or after January 20, 2020. [84 FR 56689, Oct. 23, 2019] § 1221.2 Requirements for play yards. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each play yard shall comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM F406-24, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, approved on August 1, 2024. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1221 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2025-04-05. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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