Safety Standard for Magnets
16 CFR Part 1262
16 CFR Part 1262 is Safety Standard for Magnets. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1262 — Safety Standard for Magnets". The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2022-10-21.
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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:
16 CFR Part 1262 — Safety Standard for Magnets
Citing a rule does not make it applicable, and 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) asks for every applicable rule. Whether this one applies to your product depends on its materials, construction and intended user age, which is your determination to make.
Scope, from the regulation
(a) Scope and purpose. This part, a consumer product safety standard, prescribes the safety requirements for a subject magnet product, as defined in § 1262.2(b). These requirements are intended to reduce or eliminate an unreasonable risk of death or injury to consumers who ingest one or more hazardous magnets (as defined in § 1262.2(a)) from a subject magnet product. (b) Application. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, all subject magnet products that are manufactured after October 21, 2022, are subject to the requirements of this part. (c) Exemption. The following consumer products are exempt from the requirements of this part: Toys that are subject to 16 CFR part 1250. § 1262.2 Definitions. The following definitions apply for purposes of this part: (a) Hazardous magnet means a magnet that fits entirely within the cylinder described in 16 CFR 1501.4 and that has a flux
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