[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: 16CFR1212.13]

[Page 350]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1212--Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Certification Requirements
 
Sec. 1212.13  Certification tests.

    (a) General. As explained in Sec. 1212.11 of this subpart, 
certificates of compliance required by section 14(a) of the CPSA, 15 
U.S.C. 2063(a), must be based on a reasonable testing program.
    (b) Reasonable testing programs.--(1) Requirements. (i) A reasonable 
testing program for multi-purpose lighters is one that demonstrates with 
a high degree of assurance that all multi-purpose lighters manufactured 
for sale or distributed in commerce will meet the requirements of the 
standard, including the requirements of Sec. 1212.3. Manufacturers and 
importers shall determine the types and frequency of testing for their 
own reasonable testing programs. A reasonable testing program should be 
sufficiently stringent that it will detect any variations in production 
or performance during the production interval that would cause any 
multi-purpose lighters to fail to meet the requirements of the standard.
    (ii) All reasonable testing programs shall include:
    (A) Qualification tests, which must be performed on surrogates of 
each model of multi-purpose lighter produced, or to be produced, to 
demonstrate that the product is capable of passing the tests prescribed 
by the standard (see Sec. 1212.14) and
    (B) Production tests, which must be performed during appropriate 
production intervals as long as the product is being manufactured (see 
Sec. 1212.16).
    (iii) Corrective action and/or additional testing must be performed 
whenever certification tests of samples of the product give results that 
do not provide a high degree of assurance that all multi-purpose 
lighters manufactured during the applicable production interval will 
pass the tests of the standard.
    (2) Testing by third parties. At the option of the manufacturer or 
importer, some or all of the testing of each multi-purpose lighter or 
multi-purpose lighter surrogate may be performed by a commercial testing 
laboratory or other third party. However, the manufacturer or importer 
must ensure that all certification testing has been properly performed 
with passing results and that all records of such tests are maintained 
in accordance with Sec. 1212.17 of this subpart.