15 U.S.C. § 5411b
Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
The requirements of this chapter shall be applicable only to fasteners fabricated 180 days or more after June 8, 1999, except that if a manufacturer or distributor of fasteners fabricated before June 8, 1999, prepares a record of conformance for such fasteners, representations about such fasteners shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
15 U.S.C. § 5411b
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 11 of Pub. L. 101-592 was renumbered section 8 and is classified to section 5410 of this title.
- distributor
- "distributor" means a person who purchases fasteners for the purpose of reselling them at wholesale to unaffiliated persons within the United States (an original equipment manufacturer and its dealers shall be considered affiliated persons for purposes of this chapter);
- manufacturer
- "manufacturer" means a person who fabricates fasteners for sale in commerce;
- record of conformance
- "record of conformance" means a record or records for each lot of fasteners sold or offered for sale that contains- (A) the name and address of the manufacturer;(B) a description of the type of fastener;(C) the lot number;(D) the nominal dimensions of the fastener (including diameter and length of bolts or screws), thread form, and class of fit;(E) the consensus standard or specifications to which the lot of fasteners has been manufactured, including the date, number, revision, and other information sufficient to identify the particular consensus standard or specifications being referenced;(F) the chemistry and grade of material;(G) the coating material and characteristics and the applicable consensus standard or specifications for such coating; and(H) the results or a summary of results of any tests performed for the purpose of verifying that a lot of fasteners conforms to its grade identification marking or to the grade identification marking the lot of fasteners is represented to meet;