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16 C.F.R. Subpart C—Interpretations and Policies

Title 16 - Commercial Practices

Title 16: Commercial Practices
PART 1610—STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES

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Subpart C—Interpretations and Policies

1610.61Clarification of flammability standard for clothing textiles (CS 191–53).1610.62Reasonable and representative testing to assure compliance with the standard for the clothing textiles.

Source:  40 FR 59891, Dec. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

Codification Note: Part 1610 is a codification of the previously unpublished standard for flammability of clothing textiles, Commercial Standard 191–53, issued by the Department of Commerce, effective on January 30, 1953. This flammability standard became mandatory through section 4(a) of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended in 1954, and remains in effect due to the savings clause (section 11) of Pub. L. 90–189. 16 CFR part 1609 contains the text of the Flammable Fabrics Act of 1953, as amended in 1954.

Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1191–1204, unless otherwise noted.

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