[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR165.40]

[Page 196]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 165_PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart C_Refillable Container Standards: Container Design
 
Sec. 165.40  General provisions.


    (a) What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart? The 
regulations in this subpart establish design and construction 
requirements for refillable containers used for the distribution or sale 
of some pesticide products.
    (b) Do I have to comply with the regulations in this subpart? (1) 
You must comply with all of the regulations in this subpart if you are a 
registrant who distributes or sells a pesticide product in refillable 
containers. If your pesticide product is subject to the regulations in 
this subpart as set out in Sec. 165.43, your pesticide product must be 
distributed or sold in a refillable container that meets the standards 
of these regulations. This includes your pesticide products that are 
repackaged according to subpart D of this part.
    (2) You must comply with the regulations in Sec. 165.45(f) for 
stationary pesticide containers if you are a refiller of a pesticide 
product and you are not the registrant of the pesticide product. If the 
pesticide product is subject to the regulations in this subpart as set 
out in Sec. 165.43, the stationary pesticide containers used to 
distribute or sell the product must meet the standards of Sec. 
165.45(f).
    (c) When do I have to comply? As of August 16, 2011, all pesticide 
products distributed or sold by you in refillable containers must be 
distributed or sold in compliance with these regulations.