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§ 2066.
Imported products
(a)
Refusal of admission
Any consumer product offered for importation into the customs territory of the United States (as defined in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) shall be refused admission into such customs territory if such product—
(1)
fails to comply with an applicable consumer product safety rule;
(2)
is not accompanied by a certificate required by this chapter or any other Act enforced by the Commission, or is accompanied by a false certificate, if the manufacturer in the exercise of due care has reason to know that the certificate is false or misleading in any material respect, or is not accompanied by any label or certificate (including tracking labels) required under section 2063 of this title or any rule or regulation under such section;
(3)
is or has been determined to be an imminently hazardous consumer product in a proceeding brought under section 2061 of this title;
(4)
has a product defect which constitutes a substantial product hazard (within the meaning of section 2064(a)(2)) of this title; or
(5)
is a product which was manufactured by a person who the Commission has informed the Secretary of the Treasury is in violation of subsection (g).
(b)
Samples
(c)
Modification
(d)
Supervision of modifications
(e)
Product destruction
(f)
Payment of expenses occasioned by refusal of admission
(g)
Inspection and recordkeeping requirement
(h)
Product surveillance program
(1)
The Commission shall establish and maintain a permanent product surveillance program, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies, for the purpose of carrying out the Commission’s responsibilities under this chapter and the other Acts administered by the Commission and preventing the entry of unsafe consumer products into the commerce of the United States.
(2)
The Commission may provide to the agencies with which it is cooperating under paragraph (1) such information, data, violator lists, test results, and other support, guidance, and documents as may be necessary or helpful for such agencies to cooperate with the Commission to carry out the product surveillance program under paragraph (1).
(3)
The Commission shall periodically report to the appropriate Congressional committees the results of the surveillance program under paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 92–573, § 17, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1223; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1214(d), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 101–608, title I, § 114, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3118; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §§ 216(b), 223(b), (c)(1), 235(c)(6), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3058, 3068, 3069, 3075.)
cite as: 15 USC 2066