15 USC § 1213 - Publication of safety standards in Federal Register

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1213"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1213 - Publication of safety standards in Federal Register"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1213"
section_name: "Publication of safety standards in Federal Register"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 3, 70 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(c), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231.)"
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# § 1213. Publication of safety standards in Federal Register

August 2, 1956

The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register commercial standards for devices which, when used in or on household refrigerators, will enable the doors thereof to be opened easily from the inside; and the standards first established under this section shall be so prescribed and published not later than one year after .

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 890, § 3, 70 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(c), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

“Consumer Product Safety Commission” substituted for “Secretary of Commerce” pursuant to , which is classified to  and which transferred functions of Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission.