[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 16CFR1101.43]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1101--INFORMATION DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 6(b) OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart E--Statutory Exceptions of Section 6(b)(4)
 
Sec. 1101.43  Prohibited acts exception.

    (a) Statutory provision. Section (6)(b)(4)(A) provides that the 
requirements of section 6(b)(1) do not apply to public disclosure of 
information about any consumer product which the Commission has 
reasonable cause to believe is in violation of a ``prohibited act'' 
section under any of the statutes administered by the Commission.
    (b) Scope of exception. This exception applies once the Commission 
has ``reason to believe'' there has occurred a violation of sections 
19(a) (1), (2), and (5) or (10) of the CPSA which pertains to a consumer 
product. This exception also applies once the Commission has 
``reasonable cause to believe'' there has occurred a ``prohibited act'' 
pertaining to a product regulated under the transferred acts. Once the 
exception applies, the Commission may disclose information to the public 
without following the requirements of section 6(b)(1) if the information 
concerning the product is reasonably related to the violative practice 
or condition.