16 CFR § 1640.2 - Effective date and compliance date.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1640.2"
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title: "16 CFR § 1640.2 - Effective date and compliance date."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1640.2"
section_name: "Effective date and compliance date."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FLAMMABLE FABRICS ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1640"
part_name: "STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 2101, Pub. L. 116-260, 15 U.S.C. 1193."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 18443, Apr. 9, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1640"
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# 1640.2 Effective date and compliance date.

(a) *Effective date.* This part (the standard) is effective June 25, 2021, and shall apply to all upholstered furniture, as defined in § 1640.3, manufactured, imported, or reupholstered on or after that date.

(b) *Compliance date.* Compliance with the labeling requirement in § 1640.4 shall be required by June 25, 2022, and shall apply to all upholstered furniture, as defined in § 1640.3, manufactured, imported, or reupholstered on or after that date.