40 CFR § 59.205 - Labeling.

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title: "40 CFR § 59.205 - Labeling."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "59.205"
section_name: "Labeling."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "59"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 48815, Sept. 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 59.205 Labeling.

(a) The container or package of each consumer product that is subject to this subpart shall clearly display the day, month, and year on which the product was manufactured, or a code indicating such date. The requirements of this provision shall not apply to products that are offered to consumers free of charge for the purposes of sampling the product.

(b) In addition, the container or package for each charcoal lighter material that is subject to this subpart shall be labeled according to the provisions of § 59.203(d)(2).