16 C.F.R. § 1101.43 Prohibited acts exception.
Title 16 - Commercial Practices
(a) Statutory provision. Section (6)(b)(4)(A) provides that the requirements of section 6(b)(1) do not apply to public disclosure of information about any consumer product which the Commission has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of a “prohibited act” section under any of the statutes administered by the Commission. (b) Scope of exception. This exception applies once the Commission has “reason to believe” there has occurred a violation of sections 19(a) (1), (2), and (5) or (10) of the CPSA which pertains to a consumer product. This exception also applies once the Commission has “reasonable cause to believe” there has occurred a “prohibited act” pertaining to a product regulated under the transferred acts. Once the exception applies, the Commission may disclose information to the public without following the requirements of section 6(b)(1) if the information concerning the product is reasonably related to the violative practice or condition.
Title 16: Commercial Practices
PART 1101—INFORMATION DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 6(b) OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
Subpart E—Statutory Exceptions of Section 6(b)(4)
§ 1101.43 Prohibited acts exception.
