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[CITE: 15USC2312]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                 CHAPTER 50--CONSUMER PRODUCT WARRANTIES
 
Sec. 2312. Effective dates


(a) Effective date of chapter

    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter 
shall take effect 6 months after January 4, 1975, but shall not apply to 
consumer products manufactured prior to such date.

(b) Effective date of section 2302(a)

    Section 2302(a) of this title shall take effect 6 months after the 
final publication of rules respecting such section; except that the 
Commission, for good cause shown, may postpone the applicability of such 
sections until one year after such final publication in order to permit 
any designated classes of suppliers to bring their written warranties 
into compliance with rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Promulgation of rules

    The Commission shall promulgate rules for initial implementation of 
this chapter as soon as possible after January 4, 1975, but in no event 
later than one year after such date.

(Pub. L. 93-637, title I, Sec. 112, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2192.)
