16 CFR § 1019.33 - Statement of policy and interpretation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1019.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1019.33 - Statement of policy and interpretation."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1019.33"
section_name: "Statement of policy and interpretation."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1019"
part_name: "EXPORT OF NONCOMPLYING, MISBRANDED, OR BANNED PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 1196, 1202, 1263, 1264, 1273, 2067, 2068."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 29647, June 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1019"
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# 1019.33 Statement of policy and interpretation.

(a) In its enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Commission interprets the provisions of that Act to prohibit the export of products which fail to comply with an applicable consumer product safety standard or banning rule issued under that Act if those products have at any time been distributed in commerce for use in the United States.

(b) In its enforcement of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, the Commission interprets the provisions of the Act to prohibit the export of products which are misbranded substances or banned hazardous substances as those terms are used in that Act if those products have at any time been sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce.