§1107.24. Undue influence.
16 C.F.R. § 1107.24
Each manufacturer must establish procedures to safeguard against the exercise of undue influence by a manufacturer on a third party conformity assessment body.
The procedures required in paragraph (a) of this section, at a minimum, must include:
Safeguards to prevent attempts by the manufacturer to exercise undue influence on a third party conformity assessment body, including a written policy statement from company officials that the exercise of undue influence is not acceptable, and directing that every appropriate staff member receive training on avoiding undue influence, and sign a statement attesting to participation in such training;
A requirement that upon substantive changes to the requirements in this section regarding avoiding undue influence, the appropriate staff must be retrained regarding those changed requirements.
A requirement to notify the CPSC immediately of any attempt by the manufacturer to hide or exert undue influence over test results; and
A requirement to inform employees that allegations of undue influence may be reported confidentially to the CPSC and a description of the manner in which such a report can be made.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2063, Sec. 3, 102 Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016, 3017, 3022.
Source
Source: 76 FR 69541, Nov. 8, 2011, unless otherwise noted.