16 CFR § 680.28 - Effective date, compliance date, and prospective application.

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title: "16 CFR § 680.28 - Effective date, compliance date, and prospective application."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "680.28"
section_name: "Effective date, compliance date, and prospective application."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT"
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part_name: "AFFILIATE MARKETING"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 5519(d); 15 U.S.C. 1681s-3; 15 U.S.C. 1681s-3 note."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 61455, Oct. 30, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 680.28 Effective date, compliance date, and prospective application.

(a) *Effective date.* This part is effective January 1, 2008.

(b) *Mandatory compliance date.* Compliance with this part is required not later than October 1, 2008.

(c) *Prospective application.* The provisions of this part shall not prohibit you from using eligibility information that you receive from an affiliate to make solicitations to a consumer if you receive such information prior to October 1, 2008. For purposes of this section, you are deemed to receive eligibility information when such information is placed into a common database and is accessible by you.