# 16 CFR § 1700.4: Effective date of standards

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 CFR § 1700.4
- **Heading:** Effective date of standards
- **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

(a) The FR document promulgating a regulation establishing a child protection packaging standard shall indicate the standard's effective date. Section 9 of the act specifies that the effective date shall not be sooner than 180 days or later than 1 year from the date the standard is promulgated in the Federal Register unless the Commission, for good cause found, determines that an earlier effective date is in the public interest and publishes in the Federal Register the reason for such finding, in which case such earlier effective date shall apply.
(b) Upon becoming effective, a child protection packaging standard shall apply only to household substances packaged on and after its effective date.

## 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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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1700.4. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.