[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1025.57]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1025--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart F--Decision
 
Sec. 1025.57  Effective date of order.

    (a) Orders in proceedings arising under the Consumer Product Safety 
Act. An order of the Commission in proceedings arising under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act becomes effective upon receipt, unless 
otherwise ordered by the Commission.
    (b) Orders in proceedings arising under the Flammable Fabrics Act--
(1) Consent orders. An order in proceedings arising under the Flammable 
Fabrics Act, which has been issued following the Commission's acceptance 
of an offer of settlement in accordance with Sec. 1025.26 of these 
rules, becomes effective upon receipt of notice of Commission 
acceptance, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.

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    (2) Litigated orders. All other orders in proceedings arising under 
the Flammable Fabrics Act become effective upon the expiration of the 
statutory period for court review specified in Section 5(c) of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act, title 15, United States Code, section 
45(c), or, if a petition for review has been filed, upon a court's 
affirmance of the Commission's order.
    (c) Consequences of failure to comply with effective order. A 
respondent against whom an order has been issued who is not in 
compliance with such order on or after the date the order becomes 
effective is in violation of such order and is subject to an immediate 
action for the civil or criminal penalties provided for in the 
applicable statute.