§ 2057. — Banned hazardous products.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2057]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 47--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Sec. 2057. Banned hazardous products
Whenever the Commission finds that--
(1) a consumer product is being, or will be, distributed in
commerce and such consumer product presents an unreasonable risk of
injury; and
(2) no feasible consumer product safety standard under this
chapter would adequately protect the public from the unreasonable
risk of injury associated with such product,
the Commission may, in accordance with section 2058 of this title,
promulgate a rule declaring such product a banned hazardous product.
(Pub. L. 92-573, Sec. 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1215; Pub. L. 97-35,
title XII, Sec. 1203(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 713.)
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-35 substituted ``may, in accordance with'' for
``may propose and, in accordance with''.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 applicable with respect to regulations
under this chapter and chapters 25 and 30 of this title for which
notices of proposed rulemaking are issued after Aug. 14, 1981, see
section 1215 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 2052 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2057a, 2057b, 2058, 2060 of
this title.
