16 CFR § 423.2 - Terminology.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s423.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 423.2 - Terminology."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "423.2"
section_name: "Terminology."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "423"
part_name: "CARE LABELING OF TEXTILE WEARING APPAREL AND CERTAIN PIECE GOODS AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 Stat. 717, as amended; (15 U.S.C. 41, )"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 22743, May 20, 1983; 48 FR 24869, June 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "423"
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# 423.2 Terminology.
(a) Any appropriate terms may be used on care labels or care instructions so long as they clearly and accurately describe regular care procedures and otherwise fulfill the requirements of this regulation.
(b) Any appropriate symbols may be used on care labels or care instructions, in addition to the required appropriate terms so long as the terms fulfill the requirements of this part. See § 423.8(g) for conditional exemption allowing the use of symbols without terms.
(c) The terminology set forth in appendix A may be used to fulfill the requirements of this regulation.
[48 FR 22743, May 20, 1983; 48 FR 24869, June 3, 1983; 62 FR 29008, May 29, 1997]