16 CFR § 306.1 - What this rule does.

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title: "16 CFR § 306.1 - What this rule does."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "306.1"
section_name: "What this rule does."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS"
part_number: "306"
part_name: "AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RATINGS, CERTIFICATION AND POSTING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2801  42 U.S.C. 17021."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 19169, Mar. 30, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 306.1 What this rule does.

This rule deals with the certification and posting of automotive fuel ratings in or affecting commerce as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 41 *et seq.* It applies to persons, partnerships, and corporations. If you are covered by this regulation, breaking any of its rules is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under section 5 of that Act. You can be fined up to $10,000 (plus an adjustment for inflation, under § 1.98 of this chapter) each time you break a rule.

[58 FR 41373, Aug. 3, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 54549, Oct. 21, 1996; 61 FR 55840, Oct. 29, 1996]