40 CFR § 82.300 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s82.300"
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title: "40 CFR § 82.300 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "82.300"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "82"
part_name: "PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7414, 7601, 7671-7671q."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 33787, July 30, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "82"
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# 82.300 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to protect stratospheric ozone by restricting the sale and distribution of HCFC containing appliances under authority of section 615 of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990.