PUBLIC LAW 103-267—JUNE 16, 1994 108 STAT. 725 may fail to bear the required statement if other accompanying material shipped with the product bears such statement. "(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PACKAGES. —(A) A cautionary statement required by subsection (a) or (b) may, in lieu of display on the principal display panel of the product's package, be displayed on another panel of the package if— "(i) the package has a principal display panel of 15 square inches or less and the required statement is displayed in three or more languages; and "(ii) the statement specified in subparagraph (B) is displayed on the principal display panel and is accompanied by an arrow or other indicator pointing toward the place on the package where the statement required by subsection (a) or (b) appears. "(B)(i) In the case of a product to which subsection (a), subsection (b)(2)(B), subsection (b)(2)(C), or subsection (b)(2)(D) applies, the statement specified by this subparagraph is as follows: "A SAFETY WARNING "(ii) In the case of a product to which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies, the statement specified by this subparagraph is as follows: ••A WARNING—CHOKING HAZARD " (d) TREATMENT AS MISBRANDED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.— A balloon, ball, marble, toy, or game, that is not in compliance with the requirements of this subsection shall be considered a misbranded hazardous substance under section 2(p).". (b) OTHER SMALL BALLS.— A small ball— is use i26i (1) intended for children under the age of 3 years of age, "°*®- and (2) with a diameter of 1.75 inches or less, shall be considered a banned hazardous substance under section 2(q) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 126l(q)). (c) REGULATIONS.—The Consumer Product Safety Commission 15 USC 1278 (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") shall promulgate regu- ^°^^- lations, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for the implementation of this section and section 24 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act by July 1, 1994, or the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first. Subsections (f) through (i) of section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 tj.S.C. 1262) shall not apply with respect to the issuance of regulations under this subsection. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.— Subsections (a) and (b) is use 1278 shall take effect January 1, 1995, and section 24 of the Federal ^°^^- Hazardous Substances Act shall apply only to products entered into commerce on or after January 1, 1995. (e) PREEMPTION.— is use i278 note.
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