15 U.S.C. § 2063 : US Code - Section 2063: Product certification and labeling

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2063 : US Code - Section 2063: Product certification and labeling

(a) Certification accompanying product; products with more than one
manufacturer
(1) Every manufacturer of a product which is subject to a
consumer product safety standard under this chapter and which is
distributed in commerce (and the private labeler of such product if
it bears a private label) shall issue a certificate which shall
certify that such product conforms to all applicable consumer
product safety standards, and shall specify any standard which is
applicable. Such certificate shall accompany the product or shall
otherwise be furnished to any distributor or retailer to whom the
product is delivered. Any certificate under this subsection shall
be based on a test of each product or upon a reasonable testing
program; shall state the name of the manufacturer or private
labeler issuing the certificate; and shall include the date and
place of manufacture.
(2) In the case of a consumer product for which there is more
than one manufacturer or more than one private labeler, the
Commission may by rule designate one or more of such manufacturers
or one or more of such private labelers (as the case may be) as the
persons who shall issue the certificate required by paragraph (1)
of this subsection, and may exempt all other manufacturers of such
product or all other private labelers of the product (as the case
may be) from the requirement under paragraph (1) to issue a
certificate with respect to such product.
(b) Rules to establish reasonable testing programs
The Commission may by rule prescribe reasonable testing programs
for consumer products which are subject to consumer product safety
standards under this chapter and for which a certificate is
required under subsection (a) of this section. Any test or testing
program on the basis of which a certificate is issued under
subsection (a) of this section may, at the option of the person
required to certify the product, be conducted by an independent
third party qualified to perform such tests or testing programs.
(c) Form and contents of labels
The Commission may by rule require the use and prescribe the form
and content of labels which contain the following information (or
that portion of it specified in the rule) -
(1) The date and place of manufacture of any consumer product.
(2) A suitable identification of the manufacturer of the
consumer product, unless the product bears a private label in
which case it shall identify the private labeler and shall also
contain a code mark which will permit the seller of such product
to identify the manufacturer thereof to the purchaser upon his
request.
(3) In the case of a consumer product subject to a consumer
product safety rule, a certification that the product meets all
applicable consumer product safety standards and a specification
of the standards which are applicable.
Such labels, where practicable, may be required by the Commission
to be permanently marked on or affixed to any such consumer
product. The Commission may, in appropriate cases, permit
information required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
subsection to be coded.