Statutory exceptions to section 6(b)(5) requirements.
16 C.F.R. § 1101.62
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) Scope. The limitations established by section 6(b)(5) do not apply to the public disclosure of:
(1) Information with respect to a consumer product which is the subject of an action brought under section 12 (see § 1101.42);
(2) Information with respect to a consumer product which the Commission has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of any consumer product safety rule or provision under the Consumer Product Safety Act (Pub. L. 92-573, 86 Stat. 1207, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2051, et seq.)) or similar rule or provision of any other act enforced by the Commission; or
(3) Information in the course of or concerning a judicial proceeding (see § 1101.45).
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