# 16 CFR § 1700.2: Authority

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 CFR § 1700.2
- **Heading:** Authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—Commercial Practices > CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER E—POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT OF 1970 REGULATIONS > PART 1700—POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING

## Text

Authority under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 is vested in the Consumer Product Safety Commission by section 30(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2079(a)).

## Nearby sections

- [16 CFR § 1700.1 § 1700.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.1.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.2 § 1700.2 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.2.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.3 § 1700.3 Establishment of standards for special packaging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.3.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.4 § 1700.4 Effective date of standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.4.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.5 § 1700.5 Noncomplying package requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.5.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.14 § 1700.14 Substances requiring special packaging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.14.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.15 § 1700.15 Poison prevention packaging standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.15.md)
- [16 CFR § 1700.20 § 1700.20 Testing procedure for special packaging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.20.md)
- [16 CFR § 1701.1 § 1701.1 Special packaging for substances subject to a standard that are distributed to pharmacies to be dispensed pursuant to an order of a licensed medical practitioner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1701.1.md)
- [16 CFR § 1701.3 § 1701.3 Applicability of special packaging requirements to hazardous substances in large size containers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1701.3.md)
- [16 CFR § 1702.1 § 1702.1 Purpose and policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1702.1.md)
- [16 CFR § 1702.2 § 1702.2 Procedural requirements and recommendations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1702.2.md)
- [16 CFR § 1702.3 § 1702.3 Substantive requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1702.3.md)
- [16 CFR § 1702.4 § 1702.4 Petitions with insufficient or incomplete information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1702.4.md)

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