Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§7671j Labeling

Title 42 › CHAPTER 85 — AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER VI — STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION › § 7671j

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator must make rules for these labels within 18 months after November 15, 1990, and the public gets a chance to comment. Starting 30 months after November 15, 1990, any container holding a class I or class II substance, and any product that contains a class I substance, cannot be sold across state lines unless it has a clear warning that names the substance and says it harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere. For products that contain class II substances, the same label rule applies after 30 months only if the Administrator finds there are available substitutes that don’t use the class II substance and that lower health and environmental risks. Beginning January 1, 2015, all products containing class II substances must have the warning. If a product is made using a class II substance, the product needs the “manufactured with” warning after the same 30-month finding. Products made using class I substances need the warning 30 months after November 15, 1990, unless the Administrator finds no suitable substitutes. From January 1, 2015, labeling applies to all products made with class I or II substances. Anyone may petition the Administrator after 18 months to require labeling for a product; the Administrator must respond within 180 days with a proposal or an explanation, and must issue a final rule within 1 year if proposing. Petitions must include supporting data, and the Administrator can gather needed information. When labeling is required for a product, the rule takes effect 1 year after the decision or 30 months after November 15, 1990, whichever is later. These labels do not shield anyone from other legal liability, and no other agency approval is needed for these specific label rules.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §7671j

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(a)Regulations

The Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement the labeling requirements of this section within 18 months after November 15, 1990, after notice and opportunity for public comment.

(b)Containers containing class I or class II substances and products containing class I substances

Effective 30 months after November 15, 1990, no container in which a class I or class II substance is stored or transported, and no product containing a class I substance, shall be introduced into interstate commerce unless it bears a clearly legible and conspicuous label stating: “Warning: Contains [insert name of substance], a substance which harms public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere”.

(c)Products containing class II substances

(1)After 30 months after November 15, 1990, and before January 1, 2015, no product containing a class II substance shall be introduced into interstate commerce unless it bears the label referred to in subsection (b) if the Administrator determines, after notice and opportunity for public comment, that there are substitute products or manufacturing processes (A) that do not rely on the use of such class II substance, (B) that reduce the overall risk to human health and the environment, and (C) that are currently or potentially available.

(2)Effective January 1, 2015, the requirements of subsection (b) shall apply to all products containing a class II substance.

(d)Products manufactured with class I and class II substances

(1)In the case of a class II substance, after 30 months after November 15, 1990, and before January 1, 2015, if the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for public comment, makes the determination referred to in subsection (c) with respect to a product manufactured with a process that uses such class II substance, no such product shall be introduced into interstate commerce unless it bears a clearly legible and conspicuous label stating: “Warning: Manufactured with [insert name of substance], a substance which harms public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere”

(2)In the case of a class I substance, effective 30 months after November 15, 1990, and before January 1, 2015, the labeling requirements of this subsection shall apply to all products manufactured with a process that uses such class I substance unless the Administrator determines that there are no substitute products or manufacturing processes that (A) do not rely on the use of such class I substance, (B) reduce the overall risk to human health and the environment, and (C) are currently or potentially available.

(e)Petitions

(1)Any person may, at any time after 18 months after November 15, 1990, petition the Administrator to apply the requirements of this section to a product containing a class II substance or a product manufactured with a class I or II substance which is not otherwise subject to such requirements. Within 180 days after receiving such petition, the Administrator shall, pursuant to the criteria set forth in subsection (c), either propose to apply the requirements of this section to such product or publish an explanation of the petition denial. If the Administrator proposes to apply such requirements to such product, the Administrator shall, by rule, render a final determination pursuant to such criteria within 1 year after receiving such petition.

(2)Any petition under this paragaph shall include a showing by the petitioner that there are data on the product adequate to support the petition.

(3)If the Administrator determines that information on the product is not sufficient to make the required determination the Administrator shall use any authority available to the Administrator under any law administered by the Administrator to acquire such information.

(4)In the case of a product determined by the Administrator, upon petition or on the Administrator’s own motion, to be subject to the requirements of this section, the Administrator shall establish an effective date for such requirements. The effective date shall be 1 year after such determination or 30 months after November 15, 1990, whichever is later.

(5)Effective January 1, 2015, the labeling requirements of this subsection shall apply to all products manufactured with a process that uses a class I or class II substance.

(f)Relationship to other law

(1)The labeling requirements of this section shall not constitute, in whole or part, a defense to liability or a cause for reduction in damages in any suit, whether civil or criminal, brought under any law, whether Federal or State, other than a suit for failure to comply with the labeling requirements of this section.

(2)No other approval of such label by the Administrator under any other law administered by the Administrator shall be required with respect to the labeling requirements of this section.

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42 U.S.C. § 7671j

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110