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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2068. Prohibited acts
(a) Designation
It shall be unlawful for any person to -
(1) manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in
commerce, or import into the United States any consumer product
which is not in conformity with an applicable consumer product
safety standard under this chapter;
(2) manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in
commerce, or import into the United States any consumer product
which has been declared a banned hazardous product by a rule
under this chapter;
(3) fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records,
or fail or refuse to establish or maintain records, or fail or
refuse to make reports or provide information, or fail or refuse
to permit entry or inspection, as required under this chapter or
rule thereunder;
(4) fail to furnish information required by section 2064(b) of
this title;
(5) fail to comply with an order issued under section 2064(c)
or (d) of this title (relating to notification, to repair,
replacement, and refund, and to prohibited acts);
(6) fail to furnish a certificate required by section 2063 of
this title or issue a false certificate if such person in the
exercise of due care has reason to know that such certificate is
false or misleading in any material respect; or to fail to comply
with any rule under section 2063(c) of this title (relating to
labeling);
(7) fail to comply with any rule under section 2058(g)(2) of
this title (relating to stockpiling); or (!1)
(8) fail to comply with any rule under section 2076(e) of this
title (relating to provision of performance and technical data);
and (!1)
(9) fail to comply with any rule or requirement under section
2082 of this title (relating to labeling and testing of cellulose
insulation).(!1)
(10) fail to file a statement with the Commission pursuant to
section 2067(b) of this title.(!1)
(11) fail to furnish information required by section 2084 of
this title.
(b) Exception
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall
not apply to any person (1) who holds a certificate issued in
accordance with section 2063(a) of this title to the effect that
such consumer product conforms to all applicable consumer product
safety rules, unless such person knows that such consumer product
does not conform, or (2) who relies in good faith on the
representation of the manufacturer or a distributor of such product
that the product is not subject to an applicable product safety
rule.
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