Which CPSC rules name lighters and matchbooks?

3 parts of 16 CFR name lighters and matches in their own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1210, 16 CFR Part 1212, 16 CFR Part 1202. Each is quoted below from the eCFR, with the exact citation to write on the certificate under 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2). Whether a rule covers a particular item is the certifier's judgement under 16 CFR 1110.15, not something this list decides.

Rules that name lighters and matches

• 16 CFR Part 1210amended 2018-12-03

  Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

  This part 1210, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes requirements for disposable and novelty lighters. These requirements are intended to make the lighters subject to the standard's provisions resistant to successful operation by children younger than 5 years of age. This standard applies to all disposable and novelty lighters, as defined in § 1210.2, that are manufactured or imported after July 12, 1994. § 1210.2 Definitions. As used in this part 1210: (a) Cigarette lighter. See Lighter.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1212amended 2017-03-07

  Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters

  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, that are manufactured in the United States, or imported, on or after December 22, 2000. § 1212.2 Definitions.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters”. Read it on the eCFR

• 16 CFR Part 1202amended 2016-10-02

  Safety Standard for Matchbooks

  (a) Scope. This part 1202, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes the safety requirements, including labeling requirements, for the matchbook. This part 1202 applies to all matchbooks manufactured in or imported into the United States after its effective date. (b) Effective date. The effective date shall be May 4, 1978. § 1202.2 Findings. 1 1 The Commission's findings apply to the matchbook standard that it published on May 4, 1977 (42 FR 22656-70). On Mar. 31, 1978, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit set aside portions of that standard ( D. D. Bean & Sons, Co. v. CPSC, 574 F. 2d 643). On Nov. 17, 1978, the Commission published a revised version of the standard which reflects the court's decision. However, the findings have not been revised and they are therefore not fully applicable to the revised matchbook requirements.

  Named here because the part’s own text reads “Safety Standard for Matchbooks”. Read it on the eCFR

On the certificate

Whichever of these rules the certifier decides to cite, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each one to be stated separately. The certificate carries the same seven elements in every case — see what a certificate must contain for each one and the text it comes from.

Questions

Which CPSC rules name lighters and matches?

3 parts of title 16 name lighters and matches in the part's own title or scope: 16 CFR Part 1210, 16 CFR Part 1212, 16 CFR Part 1202. Each is quoted on this page from the eCFR. A rule naming a product class is not a finding that it covers any particular item.

Does a lighter or matchbook need a CPC or a GCC?

Finished product certificate means a certificate of compliance for a finished product, as defined in this section, that is required by § 1110.5. There are two types of finished product certificates: Children's Product Certificates (CPCs) and General Certificates of Conformity (GCCs). Which one a finished product takes follows from whether it is a children's product. Children's product means a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. That determination is the certifier's, not something a product category can settle.

What has to be on the certificate?

16 CFR 1110.11(a) requires seven elements: product identification, rules certified to, finished product certifier, individual maintaining records, date and place of manufacture, date and place of testing, certifier's attestation. They are the same seven whether the certificate is a CPC or a GCC.

Does a rule listed here apply to my lighter or matchbook?

Not necessarily. This page reports which parts name the product class in their own text. Whether a given rule covers a particular item, and therefore belongs on its certificate, is the certifier's judgement under 16 CFR 1110.15. Read each part's scope before citing it.