---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1115.7"
title: "16"
number: "1115.7"
heading: "Relation to other provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1115.7"
---

# §1115.7. Relation to other provisions.


The reporting requirements of [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) of the CPSA ([15 U.S.C. 2084](/usc/15/2084.md)) are in addition to the requirement in [section 15](/cfr/16/15.md) of the CPSA. [Section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) requires a product manufacturer to report certain kinds of lawsuit information. It is intended as a supplement to, not a substitute for, the requirements of [section 15(b)](/cfr/16/15.md?p=b) of the CPSA. Whether or not a firm has an obligation to provide information under [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md), it must consider whether it has obtained information which reasonably supports the conclusion that its product violates a consumer product safety rule, does not comply with a voluntary safety standard upon which the Commission has relied under [section 9](/cfr/16/9.md), contains a defect which could create a substantial product hazard, or creates an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death. If a firm has obtained such information, it must report under [section 15(b)](/cfr/16/15.md?p=b) of the CPSA, whether or not it is required to report under [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md). Further, in many cases the Commission would expect to receive reports under [section 15(b)](/cfr/16/15.md?p=b) long before the obligation to report under [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) arises since firms have frequently obtained reportable information before settlements or judgments in their product liability lawsuits.


## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 34229, Aug. 4, 1992]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2061, 2064, 2065, 2066(a), 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2073, 2076, 2079 and 2084.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 34998, Aug. 7, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 34229, Aug. 4, 1992]