---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1252.3"
title: "16"
number: "1252.3"
heading: "Determinations for engineered wood products."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1252.3"
---

# §1252.3. Determinations for engineered wood products.

- (a) The following engineered wood products do not exceed the lead content limits with a high degree of assurance as that term is defined in [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md):
  - (1) Particleboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste;
  - (2) Hardwood plywood that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste; and
  - (3) Medium-density fiberboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste.
- (b) The following engineered wood products do not exceed the ASTM F963 elements solubility limits set forth in [16 CFR part 1250](/cfr/16/part1250.md) with a high degree of assurance as that term is defined in [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md):
  - (1) Particleboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste;
  - (2) Hardwood plywood that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste; and
  - (3) Medium-density fiberboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste.
- (c) The following engineered wood products do not exceed the phthalates content limits with a high degree of assurance as that term is defined in [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md):
  - (1) Particleboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste;
  - (2) Hardwood plywood that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste and does not contain polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) adhesive formulations; and
  - (3) Medium-density fiberboard that is untreated and unfinished made from virgin wood or pre-consumer wood waste.
- (d) Accessible component parts of children's products, children's toys, and child care articles made with EWPs, listed in [paragraphs (a) through (c)](#a..c) of this section are not required to be third party tested pursuant to [section 14(a)(2)](/cfr/16/14.md?p=a-2) of the CPSA and [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md).
- (e) Accessible component parts of children's products, children's toys, and child care articles made with engineered wood products not listed in [paragraphs (a) through (c)](#a..c) of this section, or that contain post-consumer wood waste, are required to be third party tested pursuant to [section 14(a)(2)](/cfr/16/14.md?p=a-2) of the CPSA and [16 CFR part 1107](/cfr/16/part1107.md) and sections [101](/cfr/16/101.md), [106](/cfr/16/106.md), or [108](/cfr/16/108.md) of the CPSIA, as applicable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3, Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016; 15 U.S.C. 2063(d)(3)(B).

### Source

Source: 83 FR 28991, June 22, 2018, unless otherwise noted.