# 17 CFR § 230.401a: Requirements as to proper form

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-230.401a

## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 230.401a
- **Heading:** Requirements as to proper form
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 230—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 > general requirements

## Text

With regard to issuers eligible to rely on Release No. 34-45589 (March 18, 2002) (which may be viewed on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov), the filing of reports in accordance with the provisions of that Release shall result in those reports being “timely filed” for purposes of all form eligibility standards in registration statement forms under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.).
[67 FR 13536, Mar. 22, 2002]

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