40 CFR § 143.15 - § 143.15 Introduction into commerce prohibitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s143.15"
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title: "40 CFR § 143.15 - §  143.15   Introduction into commerce prohibitions."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "143.15"
section_name: "§  143.15   Introduction into commerce prohibitions."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "143"
part_name: "OTHER SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 300f"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 42198, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "143"
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# 143.15 §  143.15   Introduction into commerce prohibitions.

(a) No person may introduce into commerce any pipe, or any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, that is not lead free, except for a pipe that is used in manufacturing or industrial processing;

(b) No person engaged in the business of selling plumbing supplies in the United States, except manufacturers, may sell solder or flux that is not lead free; and

(c) No person may introduce into commerce any solder or flux that is not lead free, unless the solder or flux bears a prominent label stating that it is illegal to use the solder or flux in the installation or repair of any plumbing providing water for human consumption.