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16 CFR 1210.3: Requirements for cigarette lighters.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16—Commercial Practices
- CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
- SUBCHAPTER B—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS
- PART 1210—SAFETY STANDARD FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS
- Subpart A—Requirements for Child Resistance
(a) A lighter subject to this part 1210 shall be resistant to successful operation by at least 85 percent of the child-test panel when tested in the manner prescribed by § 1210.4.
(b) The mechanism or system of a lighter subject to this part 1210 that makes the product resist successful operation by children must:
(1) Reset itself automatically after each operation of the ignition mechanism of the lighter,
(2) Not impair safe operation of the lighter when used in a normal and convenient manner,
(3) Be effective for the reasonably expected life of the lighter, and
(4) Not be easily overriden or deactivated.
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