[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1000.1]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1000--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1000.1  The Commission.

    (a) The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent 
regulatory agency which was formed on May 14, 1973, under the provisions 
of the Consumer Product Safety Act (Pub. L. 92-573, 86 Stat. 1207, as 
amended (15 U.S.C. 2051, et seq.)). The purposes of the Commission under 
the CPSA are:
    (1) To protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury 
associated with consumer products;
    (2) To assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of 
consumer products;
    (3) To develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to 
minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and
    (4) To promote research and investigation into the causes and 
prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.
    (b) The Commission is composed of five members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms 
of seven years.