16 CFR § 1209.40 - Certification responsibility, multiple parties.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1209.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1209.40 - Certification responsibility, multiple parties."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1209.40"
section_name: "Certification responsibility, multiple parties."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1209"
part_name: "INTERIM SAFETY STANDARD FOR CELLULOSE INSULATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 39966, July 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1209"
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# 1209.40 Certification responsibility, multiple parties.
If there is more than one party (i.e., manufacturer, private labeler, or importer) otherwise subject to the requirements of this subpart B of part 1209 for certain cellulose insulation, only the party closest to the consumer in the distribution chain is required to issue a certificate.