Foreign country of ol'igin disclosure of imported picture com pOllen ts
73 F.T.C. 1328 · Apr. 4, 1968 · Digest No. 236
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No. 236. Foreign country of ol'igin disclosure of imported picture com pOllen ts.
The Commission rendered an advisory opinion eonce,rning the proper marking of the origin of various imported picture components. The opinion involved two spec.ific. factual situations. , , ,
ADVISORY OPli"\TION DIGEST 1329 In the first situation, the frame is imported from one foreig11 country, the picture is from another and the glass, mat nnd other finishing of the product motif is of S. origin. Second , all of the components are of domestic origin, except the pichu' e motif 'Which is imported. In the absence of any affirmntive representation that the finished product is made in the United States, or any representation that might mislead the nublic as to the countrv of orig-in. the Commission ex- pressed the opinionJ..that, under ~the facts as presented, the failure to mark the origin of the imported components in either of the two factual situations 'wollldnot be regarded by the Commission as deceptive. Accordingly, the Col1ll11issiOli ruled that no ma,rking is required on the imported components beyond what is imposed by the Bureau of Customs. (File No. 663 7061, released Apr. 4, 1968.