40 CFR § 165.20 - General provisions.

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title: "40 CFR § 165.20 - General provisions."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "165.20"
section_name: "General provisions."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "165"
part_name: "PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 136 through 136y."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 47422, Aug. 16, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 165.20 General provisions.

(a) *What is the purpose of the regulations in this subpart?* The regulations in this subpart establish design and construction requirements for nonrefillable containers used for the distribution or sale of some pesticide products.

(b) *Do I have to comply with the regulations in this subpart?* You must comply with the regulations in this subpart if you are a registrant who distributes or sells a pesticide product in nonrefillable containers. If your pesticide product is subject to the regulations in this subpart as set out in § 165.23, your pesticide product must be distributed or sold in a nonrefillable container that meets the standards of these regulations.

(c) *When do I have to comply?* Any pesticide product packaged in a nonrefillable container and released for shipment by you after August 16, 2009 must be packaged in a nonrefillable container that complies with the regulations of this subpart.

[71 FR 47422, Aug. 16, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 64225, Oct. 29, 2008]