---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1212.1"
title: "16"
number: "1212.1"
heading: "Scope, application, and effective date."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1212.1"
---

# §1212.1. Scope, application, and effective date.


This part 1212, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements for multi-purpose lighters. These requirements are intended to make the multi-purpose lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. This standard applies to all multi-purpose lighters, as defined in [§ 1212.2](/cfr/16/1212.2.md), that are manufactured in the United States, or imported, on or after December 22, 2000.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058, 2079(d).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 71872, Dec. 22, 1999, unless otherwise noted.