{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-763.169","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 763.169","heading":"Distribution in commerce prohibitions.","body":"(a) After August 25, 1992, no person shall distribute in commerce, either for use in the United States or for export, any of the asbestos-containing products listed at § 763.165(a).\n(b) After August 25, 1997, no person shall distribute in commerce, either for use in the United States or for export, any of the asbestos-containing products listed at § 763.165(b).\n(c) A manufacturer, importer, processor, or any other person who is subject to a ban on distribution in commerce in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section must, within 6 months of the effective date of the ban of a specific asbestos-containing product from distribution in commerce, dispose of all their remaining stock-on-hand of that product, by means that are in compliance with applicable local, State, and Federal restrictions which are current at that time.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER R—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT","PART 763—ASBESTOS","Subpart I—Prohibition of the Manufacture, Importation, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce of Certain Asbestos-Containing Products; Labeling Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"6e62488483dc945092518f2586bc8ff23493f451162f6faba2c8d5231f6b842f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-763.167","next":"us/40-cfr-763.171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}