40 CFR § 763.160 - Scope.

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title: "40 CFR § 763.160 - Scope."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "763.160"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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# 763.160 Scope.

This subpart prohibits the manufacture, importation, processing, and distribution in commerce of the asbestos-containing products identified and at the dates indicated in §§ 763.165, 763.167, and 763.169. This subpart requires that products subject to this rule's bans, but not yet subject to a ban on distribution in commerce, be labeled. This subpart also includes general exemptions and procedures for requesting exemptions from the provisions of this subpart.