Guides For The Metallic Watch Band Industry
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Federal Trade Commission
PART 19—GUIDES FOR THE
METALLIC WATCH BAND INDUSTRY
Sec.
19.0 The industry and its products defined.
19.1 Deception (general).
19.2 Deception as to metallic content.
19.3 Misuse of “corrosion proof,”
“noncorrosive,” “corrosion resistant,”
“rust proof,”’ ‘‘rust resistant,”’ etc.
19.4 Deception as to origin or place of man-
ufacture.
AUTHORITY: Secs. 6, 5, 38 Stat. 721, 719; 15
U.S.C. 46, 45.
Source: 44 FR 11179, Feb. 27, 1979, unless
otherwise noted. :
§19.0 The industry and its products
defined.
Members of this industry are persons,
firms, corporations, or organizations
which engage in the manufacture, sale,
offering for sale or distribution of in-
dustry products as the term “industry
products” is defined in the paragraph
which immediately follows. The term
-‘“4ndustry products,’’ as used in the
foregoing paragraph and in the follow-
ing rules, includes any kind of metallic
wrist bands which are designed for
holding wrist watches to the wrists of
human beings and which are not per-
manently attached to the cases of such
watches.
$19.1 Deception (general).
(a) It is an unfair trade practice for
any industry member to sell or offer
for sale any industry product under
any representation, circumstance, or
condition having the capacity and
tendency or effect of deceiving pur-
chasers or prospective purchasers in
any material respect.
(b) The prohibitions of this section
are applicable to all forms of advertis-
ing, whether in periodicals, on the
radio or television, and whether writ-
ten or oral, and to any form of marking
or labeling of the products, or their
containers or display cards. (Guide 1]
§19.2 Deception as to metallic content.
(a) In the sale, offering for sale, or
distribution of industry products, it is
an unfair trade practice to:
(1) Misrepresent the kind, quantity,
quality, fineness, thickness, or manner
of application, of any metal or metal
§ 19.2
alloy contained in an industry product
or part thereof; or
(2) Fail to adequately and
nondeceptively disclose the metallic
composition of an industry product, or
part thereof, which has an exposed sur-
face of the appearance of gold and is
_ hot throughout of pure (24 Kt.) gold.!
(3) Use the words ‘‘gold,’’ ‘karat,’
“carat,’’ “‘silver,’” “solid silver,” “ster-
ling,’’ “sterling silver,” ‘‘coin,” ‘‘coin
silver,’ ‘‘platinum,” “‘iridium,”’ ‘‘palla-
dium,” “ruthenium,” “rhodium,” or
“osmium,” or any abreviation thereof,
either alone or in conjunction with the
words ‘plated,’ “plate,” ‘‘filled,”’
“overlay,’’ ‘electroplate,”’ ‘‘electro-
plated’”’ or any abbreviation thereof,
except in accord with requirements and
provisions relating thereto which are
hereinafter set forth.
(b) Use of ‘Silver,’ “Solid Silver,”
“Sterling,” “Sterling Silver,’ “Coin,”
and ‘“‘Coin Silver’’: Industry products
or parts thereof shall not be marked,
described, or otherwise represented as
being “silver,” “solid silver,” ‘“ster-
ling,’’ or “‘sterling silver,’ unless they
are throughout of silver of not less
than 925/1000ths fineness. Nor shall
they be marked, described, or other-
wise represented as being ‘‘coin’’ or
‘coin silver” unless they are through-
out of silver of not less than 900/1000ths
fineness. The terms ‘sterling’’ and
“coin” shall not be used as-a marking
on, or as descriptive of, products or
18uch disclosure shall be in the form of a
legible and permanent marking on the prod-
uct which is so positioned, and of such con-
spicuousness, as to conform with the require-
ments relating to quality markings which
are set forth in paragraph (g) of this section.
When the composition is wholly of a base
metal having the appearance of gold, the
marking may be either ‘“‘Base Metal’’ or by
use of a generally understood identification
of the kind of base metal present (such as,
“Anodized Aluminum”’; “Brass’’; etc.). When
of a base metal having a surface plating or
coating of gold alloy, a marking of “Gold
Filled’, “Gold Plated’, “Gold Plate’, “Gold
Overlay’, ‘Rolled Gold Plated’, ‘‘Rolled
Gold Plate’, “Gold Electroplated”’, “Gold
Electroplate”’, “Heavy Gold Electroplated”’,
or “Heavy Gold Electroplate’’, will be con-
sidered adequate when the use of such term
is in full accord with the respective require-
ments and provisions relating thereto which
are set forth in paragraphs (d), (e), (f), and
(g), of this section.
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parts which are of base metal on a sur-
face or surfaces of which there has been
applied a plating or coating of silver.
When an industry product or part is
marked or described as ‘‘silver plated’’
or “silver plate,’’ all significant sur-
faces thereof shall have a plating or
coating of silver of a high degree of
fineness, and such plating or coating
shall be of substantial thickness. Ab-
breviations of any of the mentioned
terms are to be regarded as subject to
the same requirements. (Additional re-
quirements for use of these terms as
markings on products are set forth in
paragraph (g) of this section.)
. (ce) Use of “Platinum,” ‘“Iridium,”’
“Palladium,”? ‘Rhodium,’ ‘‘Rutheni-
um,” and ‘‘Osmium”’: These words, and
their abbreviations, shall not be used
in any manner, or under any cir-
cumstance or condition, having the ca-
pacity and tendency or effect of deceiv-
ing purchasers or prospective pur-
chasers as to the true metallic com-
position of an industry product or part
thereof.
Note: Commercial Standard, CS66-38, is-
sued by the National Bureau of Standards of
the U.S. Department of Commerce, covers.
the marking of articles made wholly or in
part of platinum, and markings on industry
products which are in compliance with appli-
cable provisions of said CS66-38, and the ad-
ditional requirements of paragraph (g) of
this section, will be considered as proper.
(d) Use of “‘Gold,”’ ‘‘Karat,’’ “Carat,”
“Gold Filled,” “Gold Plated,” “Gold
Plate,” “Gold Overlay,” ‘‘Rolled Gold
Plated,” ‘Rolled Gold Plate,’’ “Gold
Electroplated,’” ‘Gold Electroplate,”
“Heavy Gold Electroplated,”’ and
“Heavy Gold Electroplate”’: Industry
members shall not use any of these
words or terms, or any abbreviations
thereof, under any circumstances or
condition, or in any manner, which has
the capacity and tendency or effect of
deceiving purchasers or prospective
purchasers as to presence of gold or
gold alloy in any industry product or
part thereof, or as to the extent or
fineness of gold or gold alloy in any in-
dustry product or part thereof, and
shall regard, as among the practices
prohibited, the following:
(1) Use of the unqualified word
“Gold,” or any abbreviation thereof, as
descriptive of any industry product, or
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part thereof, which is not composed
throughout of fine (24 karat) gold.
(2) Use of the word ‘“‘Gold,” or any ab-
breviation thereof, as descriptive of
any industry product, or part thereof,
which is composed throughout of an
alloy of gold, unless a correct designa-
tion of the karat fineness of the alloy
immediately precedes the word “Gold,”
or abbreviation thereof, and such
fineness designation is of at least equal
conspicuousness therewith.
(3) Use of the word ‘‘Gold,’”’ or any ab-
breviation thereof, as descriptive of
any industry product, or part thereof,
which is not composed throughout of
gold or gold alloy, but is surface-plated
or coated with gold alloy, unless the
word “Gold,”’ or abbreviation thereof,
is so qualified as adequately and
nondeceptively to disclose that the
product or part is but surface-plated or
coated with an alloy of gold; and, when
such plating has been mechanically ap-
plied, unless such word ‘‘Gold,”’ or ab-
breviation thereof, is immediately pre-
ceded by a correct designation of the
karat fineness of the alloy and such
fineness designation is of at least equal
conspicuousness therewith. ,
NOTE: See acceptable forms of markings
and descriptions for such products set out in
paragraph (e)(2) of this section.
(4) Use of the terms “Gold Filled,’’
“Rolled Gold Plate,” ‘Rolled Gold
Plated,” “Gold Overlay,’’ “Gold Plat-
ed,”’ or “Gold Plate,”’ as descriptive of
an industry product or part thereof,
unless such product or part contains a
surface-plating of gold alloy applied by
a mechanical process which is of such
thickness and extent of surface cov-
erage that use of the term as descrip-
tive of the product or part will not
have the capacity and tendency of de-
ceiving purchasers or prospective pur-
chasers, and unless the term is imme-
diately preceded by a correct designa-
tion of the karat fineness of the alloy
and such designation is of at least
equal conspicuousness as the term
used.
NOTE: See acceptable forms of markings
and descriptions for such products set out in
paragraph (e)(2) of this section.
(5) Use of the term ‘Gold Electro-
plate,’’ or “Gold Electroplated,” as de-
scriptive of any industry product or
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part thereof, unless such product or
part is plated or coated with gold or a
gold alloy and such plating or coating
is of such karat fineness, thickness,
and extent of surface coverage that the
use of the term will not have the ca-
pacity and tendency of deceiving pur-
chasers or prospective purchasers.
NOTE: See acceptable forms of markings
and descriptions for such products set out in
paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
(6) Representing, directly or by im-
plication, by use of any name, termi-
nology, or otherwise, that an industry
product is equal or superior to, or dif-
ferent than, a known and established
type of industry product with reference
to its gold content or method of manu-
facture, unless the representation is
true in fact (namely, that it is equal or
superior to or different than the estab-
lished type in the respects represented
or implied).
NOTE 1: Requirements for use of the word
“Gold,” or any abbreviation thereof, as
above set forth, are applicable to
“Duragold,”” “Diragold,”’ “Noblegold,”’
“Goldine,”’ or any words or terms of similar
import.
NOTE 2: See also paragraph (g) of this sec-
tion entitled “Additional Requirements Re-
lating to Markings.”
(e) Markings and descriptions of in-
dustry products or parts thereof will be
considered as proper when meeting ap-
plicable requirements of paragraph (g)
of this section and in conformity with
the following:
(1) An industry product or part there-
of composed throughout of an alloy of
gold of not less than 10 karat fineness
may be marked and described as
“Gold” when such word “Gold,” wher-
ever appearing, is immediately pre-
ceded by a correct designation of the
karat fineness of the alloy and such
karat designation is of equal conspicu-
ousness as the word ‘“‘Gold”’ (as, for ex-
ample, ‘‘14 Karat Gold’; ‘14 K. Gold”;
and ‘‘14 Kt. Gold’’). Such a product may
also be marked and described by a des-
ignation of the karat fineness of the
gold alloy unaccompanied by the word
“Gold” (as, for example, ‘14 Karat,”
“14 Kt.,” and “14 K.’’).
NOTE: When the term “Gold,” or any ab-
breviation thereof, is used as descriptive of
any product or part of a product which is
§ 19.2
composed throughout of gold alloy but con-
tains a concealed hollow center or interior,
the term or its abbreviation shall also be im-
mediately accompanied by a disclosure of
the fact that the product or part contains a
hollow center or interior (as, for example,
“14 Karat Gold-hollow Center” and ‘14 K.
Gold Tubing,’’ when of a gold alloy tubing of
such a karat fineness), when the failure to
make such disclosure has the capacity and
tendency or effect of deceiving purchasers or
prospective purchasers. Such products must
not be marked or described as ‘‘solid” or as
being solidly of gold or of a gold alloy. For
example, though the composition of such
product is 14 karat goid alloy, it shall not be
described or marked as either ‘14 Kt. Solid
Gold”’ or as ‘Solid 14 Kt. Gold.”
(2) An industry product or part there-
of on which there has been affixed on
all significant surfaces, by soldering,
brazing, welding, or other mechanical
means, a plating of gold alloy of not
less than 10 karat fineness which is of
substantial thickness? may be marked
or described as ‘Gold Filled,” “Gold
Plate,’ ‘“‘Gold Plated,’ “Gold Over-
lay,’’ “Rolled Gold Plate,” or adequate
abbreviations thereof, when such plat-
ing constitutes at least 1/20th of the
weight of the metal in the entire arti-
cle, and when the term is immediately
preceded by a designation of the karat
fineness of the plating which is of equal
conspicuousness as the term used (as,
for example, ‘14 Kt. Gold Filled,’ ‘‘14
Kt. G.FP.,” “14 Kt. Gold Plated,’ ‘14 Kt.
G.P.,” and ‘14 Kt. Gold Overlay’’).
When conforming to all such require-
ments except the specified minimum V
20th of the weight of the metal in the
entire article, the terms “‘Gold Plate,”’
“Gold Plated,” ‘‘Rolled Gold Plate,”
and ‘‘Gold Overlay’? may be used when
the karat fineness designation is im-
mediately preceded by a fraction which
accurately discloses the portion of the
weight of the metal in the entire arti-
cle accounted for by the plating, and
2As here used, the term “substantial
thickness” is to be construed as requiring
that all areas of the plating be of such thick-
ness as to assure of a durable coverage of the
base metal to which it has been affixed.
Since industry products embrace items hav-
ing surfaces and parts of surfaces which are
subject to different degrees of wear, this re-
quirement of substantial thickness may not
necessitate uniformity of thickness of plat-
ing for all items or for different areas of the
surface or surfaces of individual items.
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when such fraction is of equal con-
spicuousness as the term used (as, for
example, ‘1/40 12 Kt. Rolled Gold
Plate,’’ and ‘1/40 12 Kt. R.G.P.’’).
Ezamples of Proper Markings for Expansion
Bands of Specified Composition and Construc-
tion. A substantial portion of metallic watch
bands are of the expansion type and consist
of a skeleton (containing links, springs, riv-
ets, and other smal! parts) of a base metal;
top caps and end pieces which are of a base
metal and to the exterior surfaces of which
there have been affixed, by a mechanical
process, platings of yellow gold alloy of 10
Karat fineness; and bottom caps which are of
stainless stee] and which do not have the ap-
pearance of yellow gold.
When such platings of the top caps and end
pieces are of substantial thickness and ac-
count for not less than 1/20th of the total
weight of the base metal and gold alloy in
each such cap and end piece, a proper mark-
ing on the band would be:
10 Karat Gold Filled Top Caps and End
Pieces”
“Stainless Steel Bottom Caps”
or
“10 K.G.F. Top Caps and End Pieces”
or
“10 K.G.F. Top Caps”
and when such platings of the top caps and
end pieces are of substantial thickness and
account for 1/30th of the total weight of the
base metal and gold alloy in each such top
cap and end piece, a proper marking on the
band would be:
1/30 10 Karat Rolled Gold Plate Top Caps
and End Pieces—Stainless Steel Bottom
Caps”
or
1/30 10 K.R.G.P. Top Caps and End Pieces”’
or
“130 10 K.R.G.P. Top Caps”
Provided, however, That the size and
placement of any such markings shall
conform to the requirements of para-
graph (g) of this section.
NOTE: When the plated top caps are affixed,
by swedging or otherwise, to a base metal re-
inforcement lining, the weight of such lining
shall be included in the weight used for de-
termining the weight ratio and proper term
to be used.
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(3) An industry product or part there-
of, all significant surfaces on which
there has been affixed by an electro-
lytic process a coating or plating of
gold, or of a gold alloy of not less than
10 karat fineness, the minimum thick-
ness throughout of which is equivalent
to 1/1,000,000ths of an inch of fine gold,
may be marked or described as ‘Gold
Electroplate’’ or ‘‘Gold Electroplated.”’
When the coating or plating meets the
minimum fineness, but not the mini-
mum thickness, above specified, the
marking or description may be “Gold
Flashed”’ or “Gold Washed,’ and when
the minimum fineness above specified
and of a minimum thickness through-
out which is equivalent to 100/
1,000,000ths of an inch of fine gold, the
marking or description may be ‘‘Heavy
Gold Electroplate’ or “Heavy Gold
Electroplated.”” When coatings or
platings qualify for the term ‘Gold
Electroplate’’ (or ‘Gold Electro-
plated’), or the term “Heavy Gold
Electroplate’’ (or ‘‘Heavy Gold Electro-
plated’’), and have been applied by use
of a special kind of electrolytic proc-
ess, the designation for which the coat-
ing or plating is qualified may be ac-
companied by an identification of the
process used, as for example, “Gold
Electroplated (X Process)’; ‘Heavy
Gold Electroplated (Y Process).”
( Tolerances and exemptions: The
requirements of this section relating to
markings and descriptions of industry
products and parts thereof are subject
to the tolerances applicable thereto
under the National Stamping Act (15
U.S. Code, sections 294, et seqg.). Such
requirements are also subject to ex-
emptions applicable thereto under sec-
tion 10a) of Commercial Standard CS
67-38, relating to articles made of karat
gold, and under section 12(a) of Com-
mercial Standard CS 47-3, relating to
articles having mechanically-applied
surface platings of gold alloy; and also
to the exemptions applicable thereto
enumerated in section 8 of Commercial
Standard CS 118-44 (relating to mark-
ing of Jewelry and Novelties of Silver)
and section 8(a) of Commercial Stand-
ard CS 51-35 (relating to marking of ar-
ticles made of silver in combination
with gold).
(g) Additional requirements relating
to markings. As used in this paragraph,
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the term “quality marking’’ means any
marking on an industry product which
indicates or suggests that the product.
contains precious metal or an alloy
thereof. Included are the words ‘‘gold’’,
“karat’’, “carat”, “duragold’’,
“diragold”’, ‘‘noblegold’’, ‘‘goldine’’,
‘silver’, ‘“‘sterling’’, ‘‘coin’’, ‘“‘coin sil-
ver’, “platinum”, ‘‘iridium’’, ‘‘palla-
dium’’, “‘ruthenium’’, ‘‘Rhodium’’, and
“osmium”, and any abbreviation of
any such word, whether used alone or
in conjunction with such terms as
“filled”, “plated’’, ‘‘overlay’’, ‘‘electro-
plated”, or any abbreviation thereof.
(1) Markings to be legible, conspicuous,
and of adequate permanency. Quality
markings on industry products shall be
legible and of such degree of perma-
nency as to remain on the products
until consummation of consumer sale
thereof. They shall also be of such size
and conspicuousness as to likely be ob-
served and read by purchasers and pro-
spective purchasers making casual in-
spection of the products: Provided, how-
ever, That when markings of such size
and conspicuousness would seriously
impair the appearance of the product,
they may be of less size and conspicu-
ousness if also appearing on a tag or
label attached or affixed to the product
in such a manner as to remain thereon
until] consummation of consumer pur-
chase and of such size and conspicuous-
ness as to be likely observed and read
by purchasers and prospective pur-
chasers. When the marking on or at-
tached to the product is concealed or
obscured because of the manner in
which the product is packaged, or
mounted in a container or on a display
card, and is offered for consumer sale
in such form with consequence of like-
ly deception of purchasers or prospec-
tive purchasers as to the true metallic
composition of the product, the mark-
ing shall also appear on the outside of
the packaging, or on the container or
display card on which the product is
mounted, in such a position as to be
clearly applicable to the product and in
such size and conspicuousness as to be
likely observed and read by purchasers
and prospective purchasers.
(2) Deception by reason of difference in
size of letters or words in the markings.
Words and letters in quality markings
shall not appear in larger type than
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other words and letters in such mark-
ings when such size difference has the
capacity and tendency or effect of de-
ceiving purchasers or prospective pur-
chasers as to the true metallic content
of the product. (An example of such im-
proper marking is where the product is
marked as gold electroplate with the
word “GOLD” in large type and the
word “electroplate”’ in smal] type.)
(3) When exposed parts are of similar
appearance but of different composition.
When watch bands contain two or more
parts having exposed surfaces of the
same composition appearance but
which in fact are of different composi-
tion, any marking as to the composi-
tion of one of such parts shall be ac-
companied by a disclosure of the com-
position of the other part or parts.
Thus, when a band has top caps and end
pieces of 14 karat yellow gold and bot-
tom caps of yellow gold electroplate, a
proper marking would be ‘14 K Gold
Top Caps and End Pieces. Gold Electro-
plated Bottom Caps”’; and when the top
caps and end pieces are 14 karat white
gold, and the bottom caps are of stain-
less stee] which has the appearance of
white gold, a proper marking would be
“14 K. White Gold Top Caps and End
Pieces. Stainless Stee] Bottom Caps.’’
[Guide 2}
$19.3 Misuse of “corrosion proof,”
“noncorrosive,” “corrosion resist-
ant,” “rust proof,” “rust resistant,”
etc.
(a) In the sale, offering for sale, or
distribution of industry products, it is
an unfair trade practice:
(1) To use the terms ‘corrosion
proof,” ‘‘noncorrosive,’”’ ‘‘rust proof,’’
or any word or term of equivalent im-
port, as descriptive of an industry
product, unless all parts thereof will be
immune from rust and other forms of
corrosion during the life expectancy of
the product; or
(2) To use the terms ‘‘corrosion re-
sistant,’’ ‘“‘rust resistant,” or any word
or term of equivalent import, as de-
scriptive of an industry product unless
all parts of the product are of such
composition as to not be subject to ma-
terial damage by corrosion or rust dur-
ing the major portion of the life ex-
pectancy of the product under normal
conditions of use.
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(b) Among the metals which may be
considered as corrosion (and rust) re-
sistant are:
Pure Nickel.
Gold Alloys of not less than 10 Kt. fineness.
Austenitic stainless steels. (Guide 3)
$19.4 Deception as to origin or place
of manufacture.
In the sale, offering for sale, or dis-
tribution of industry products, it is an
unfair trade practice:
(a) To misrepresent the origin or
place of manufacture of an industry
product or any part thereof; or
(b) Subject to the exemptions herein-
after specified, to fail to adequately
disclose to purchasers and prospective
purchasers that an industry product, or
substantial part thereof? is of foreign
origin, or has been manufactured, proc-
essed, or assembled in a foreign coun-
try. .
NOTE 1: The disclosure required by para-
graph (b) of this section shall be in the form
of a legible marking or stamping on the in-
dustry product, or on a label or tag affixed
thereto, which is of such degree of perma-
nency as to remain on or attached to the
product, in legible form, until consummation
of the consumer sale thereof, and of such
conspicuousness as to be likely observed and
read by purchasers and prospective pur-
chasers making casual inspection of the
product; and if such industry product is
packaged, or mounted in a container, or on a
display card, and is offered for consumer sale
in such form, then the marking or stamping
shall also appear on the front or face of such
packaging, container, or display card, and be
so positioned as to clearly have application
to the product so packaged or mounted, and
shall also be of such degree of permanency as
to remain thereon until consummation of
consumer sale of the product, and of such
conspicuousness as to be likely observed and
read by purchasers and prospective pur-
chasers making casual inspection of the
product as so packaged or mounted. The dis-
closure shall name the foreign country of or-
igin or manufacture, and when not applica-
ble to the entire product shall specify the
part or parts.to which it has applicability.
3Parts which are to be considered as sub-
stantial include the skeletons or interliners
of the expansion type bands, whether of the
entire length of the band or but a substantial
portion of such length, and whether caps and
end pieces are affixed thereto before or after
the importation of such skeletons or
interliners.
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Ezemptions. To be regarded as exempt from
the disclosure requirements of paragraph (b)
of this section are:
Sheet, strip, wire, tubing, and similar basic
material when imported in that form:
Parts of industry products which after
their importation are subjected to processing
or manufacturing in this country, or are
merged with another or other parts of do-
mestic manufacture, and as a consequence of
such processing, manufacturing, or merger,
no longer retain the appearance and essen-
tial characteristics possessed by them at the
time of their importation.
NOTE 2: The affixing in this country of do-
mestically manufactured caps and end pieces
to imported skeletons of expansion type
bands is not to be regarded as so changing
the appearance and essential characteristics
of such skeletons as to exempt them from
the disclosure requirements of paragraph (b)
of this section.
Rivets, springs, screws, bolts, washers, and
similar small parts which are imported in an
unassembled state;
Natural stones and cultured pearls which
are used as decorative settings of industry
products.
NOTE 3: Nothing in this section is to be
construed as relieving any industry member
from compliance with the requirements of
custom laws of the U.S. having application
to industry products and parts imported
from a foreign country. [Guide 4]
PART 20—GUIDES FOR THE REBUILT,
RECONDITIONED AND OTHER
WSED AUTOMOBILE PARTS INDUS-
Sec.
20.0 Definitions.
20.1 Deception as to previous use of prod-
ucts.
20.2 Deception as to identity of rebuilder,
remanufacturer, reconditioner or reliner.
20.3 Misrepresentation as to condition of
products and misuse of the terms ‘“‘re-
built,”’ “factory rebuilt,’’ ‘‘remanufac-
tured,” etc.
AUTHORITY: Secs. 6, 5, 38 Stat. 721, 719; 15
U.S.C. 46, 45.
Source: 44 FR 11182, Feb. 27, 1979, unless
otherwise noted.
$20.0 Definitions.
Industry member. Any person, firm,
corporation or organization engaged in
the sale or distribution of any industry
product as defined below.
Industry products. Industry products
are automotive parts and automotive
assemblies which have been used or
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