16 CFR § 1212.1 - Scope, application, and effective date.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1212.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1212.1 - Scope, application, and effective date."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1212.1"
section_name: "Scope, application, and effective date."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1212"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR MULTI-PURPOSE LIGHTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "64 FR 71872, Dec. 22, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1212"
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# 1212.1 Scope, application, and effective date.
This part 1212, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements for multi-purpose lighters. These requirements are intended to make the multi-purpose lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. This standard applies to all multi-purpose lighters, as defined in § 1212.2, that are manufactured in the United States, or imported, on or after December 22, 2000.