16 CFR § 1500.2 - Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1500.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1500.2 - Authority."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1500.2"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1500"
part_name: "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES: ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 1261-1278."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1500"
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# 1500.2 Authority.

Authority under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act is vested in the Consumer Product Safety Commission by section 30(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2079(a)).