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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 47 — Consumer Product Safety

§ 2057. Banned hazardous products

Statutory text

Whenever the Commission finds that—

(1)

a consumer product is being, or will be, distributed in commerce and such consumer product presents an unreasonable risk of injury; and

(2)

no feasible consumer product safety standard under this chapter would adequately protect the public from the unreasonable risk of injury associated with such product,

the Commission may, in accordance with section 2058 of this title, promulgate a rule declaring such product a banned hazardous product.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Consumer Product Safety Act

    Pub. L. 92–573 § 8 · 86 Stat. 1207

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 2057

    Pub. L. 92–573, § 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1215

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 92–573, § 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1215

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. banned hazardous products Whenever the Commission finds that— (1) a consumer product is being, or will be, distributed in commerce and such consumer product presents an unreasonable risk of injury; and (2) no feasible consumer product safety standard under this Act would adequately protect the public from the unreasonable risk of injury associated with such product, the Commission may propose and, in accordance with section 9, promulgate a rule declaring such product a banned hazardous product.

  2. Pub. L. 97–35 title XII § 1203(c) · 95 Stat. 357

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 2057

    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “may, in accordance with” for “may propose and, in accordance with”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “may, in accordance with” for “may propose and, in accordance with”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Section 8 (15 U.S.C. 2057) is amended by striking out “propose and”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 applicable with respect to regulations under this chapter and chapters 25 and 30 of this title for which notices of proposed rulemaking are issued after Aug. 14, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2052 of this title.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted “may, in accordance with” for “may propose and, in accordance with”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 applicable with respect to regulations under this chapter and chapters 25 and 30 of this title for which notices of proposed rulemaking are issued after , see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2052 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective on the sixtieth day following , see section 34 of Pub. L. 92–573, set out as a note under section 2051 of this title.

Credits

1972–1981 · 2 acts
  1. 1972Pub. L. 92–573, § 8, , 86 Stat. 1215
  2. 1981Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1203(c), , 95 Stat. 713.
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(Pub. L. 92–573, § 8, , 86 Stat. 1215; Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1203(c), , 95 Stat. 713.)

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