---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1212.15"
title: "16"
number: "1212.15"
heading: "Specifications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1212.15"
---

# §1212.15. Specifications.

- (a) **Requirement.** Before any multi-purpose lighters that are subject to the standard are distributed in commerce, the manufacturer or importer shall ensure that the surrogate multi-purpose lighters used for qualification testing under [§ 1212.14](/cfr/16/1212.14.md) are described in a written product specification. ([Section 1212.4(c)](/cfr/16/1212.4.md?p=c) requires that six surrogate multi-purpose lighters be used for testing each 100-child panel.)
- (b) **Contents of specification.** The product specification shall include the following information:
  - (1) A complete description of the multi-purpose lighter, including size, shape, weight, fuel, fuel capacity, ignition mechanism, and child-resistant features.
  - (2) A detailed description of all dimensions, force requirements, or other features that could affect the child-resistance of the multi-purpose lighter, including the manufacturer's tolerances for each such dimension or force requirement.
  - (3) Any further information, including, but not limited to, model names or numbers, necessary to adequately describe the multi-purpose lighters and any child-resistant features.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2063, 2065(b), 2066(g), 2076(e), 2079(d).

### Source

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