---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1202.4"
title: "16"
number: "1202.4"
heading: "Matchbook general requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1202.4"
---

# §1202.4. Matchbook general requirements.


A matchbook shall meet the following general requirements:

- (a) The friction shall be located on the outside back cover near the bottom of the matchbook.
- (b) The cover shall remain closed without external force.
- (c) No friction material shall be located on the inside of the cover where possible contact with the matchheads may occur during ordinary use.
- (d) There shall be no bridge(s) or broken bridge(s).
- (e) No matchhead in the matchbook shall be split, chipped, cracked, or crumbled.
- (f) No portion of any matchhead shall be outside the matchbook cover when the cover is closed.
- (g) No part of a staple or other assembly device for securing the cover and combs shall be within or touching the friction area.
- (h) A staple used as an assembly device for securing the cover and combs shall be fully clinched so that the ends are flattened or turned into the cover.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2, 3, 7, 9, 14, 16, and 19. Pub. L. 92-573, 86 Stat. 1212-17 (15 U.S.C. 2051, 2052, 2056, 2058, 2063, 2065, and 2068).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 53709, Nov. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted.