16 CFR § 1236.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1236.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1236.1 - Scope."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1236.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1236"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR INFANT SLEEP PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 104, Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016 (15 U.S.C. 2056a); Sec. 3, Pub. L. 112-28, 125 Stat. 273."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 33071, June 23, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1236"
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# 1236.1 Scope.

This part establishes a consumer product safety standard for infant sleep products, including inclined and flat sleep surfaces, that applies to all products marketed or intended to provide a sleeping accommodation for an infant up to 5 months of age, and that are not already subject to any of the following standards:

(a) 16 CFR part 1218 Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles;

(b) 16 CFR part 1219 Safety Standard for Full-Size Baby Cribs;

(c) 16 CFR part 1220 Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs;

(d) 16 CFR part 1221 Safety Standard for Play Yards;

(e) 16 CFR part 1222 Safety Standard for Bedside Sleepers.