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Amend the amendment in section 1 in §1316-A by striking out all of subsection 3 (page 2, lines 20 to 25 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘3.  Exception.    The restrictions imposed in subsection 2 do not apply to consumer electronic products in which the lead-containing component is inaccessible to children, including but not limited to electronic toys, personal computers, audio and video equipment, calculators, wireless telephones, game consoles, hand-held electronic and electrical devices that incorporate a video screen used to access interactive software, and their related devices and products that comply with the provisions of directive 2002/95/EC of the European Union as adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment expands the exceptions to the restrictions on lead in children's products to include products that comply with a directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.