16 CFR § 432.5 - Prohibited disclosures.

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title: "16 CFR § 432.5 - Prohibited disclosures."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "432.5"
section_name: "Prohibited disclosures."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "432"
part_name: "POWER OUTPUT CLAIMS FOR AMPLIFIERS UTILIZED IN HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "38 Stat. 717, as amended; (15 U.S.C. 41-58)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 15387, May 3, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "432"
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# 432.5 Prohibited disclosures.

No performance characteristics to which this part applies shall be represented or disclosed if they are not obtainable as represented or disclosed when the equipment is operated by the consumer in the usual and normal manner without the use of extraneous aids.