[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1115.7]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1115--SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT HAZARD REPORTS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A--General Interpretation
 
Sec.  1115.7  Relation to other provisions.

    The reporting requirements of section 37 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 
2084) are in addition to the requirement in section 15 of the CPSA. 
Section 37 requires a product manufacturer to report certain kinds of 
lawsuit information. It is intended as a supplement to, not a substitute 
for, the requirements of section 15(b) of the CPSA. Whether or not a 
firm has an obligation to provide information under section 37, it must 
consider whether it has obtained information which reasonably supports 
the conclusion that its product violates a consumer product safety rule, 
does not comply with a voluntary safety standard upon which the 
Commission has relied under section 9, contains a defect which could 
create a substantial product hazard, or creates an unreasonable risk of 
serious injury or death. If a firm has obtained such information, it 
must report under section 15(b) of the CPSA, whether or not it is 
required to report under section 37. Further, in many cases the 
Commission would expect to receive reports under section 15(b) long 
before the obligation to report under section 37 arises since firms have 
frequently obtained reportable information before settlements or 
judgments in their product liability lawsuits.

[57 FR 34229, Aug. 4, 1992]