1 So in original. There are two subsecs. designated (d).
Graphic label statements
References in Text
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsecs. (span)(4), (d), and (e)(3), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables.
Amendments
2009—Puspan. L. 111–31, § 201(a), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to cigarette labeling requirements.
Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 111–31, § 202(span), added subsec. (d) relating to change in required statements.
Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 111–31, § 206, added subsec. (e).
1985—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 99–92 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), the” for “The label”, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 99–117 substituted “brand style” for “brand” in provisions preceding cl. (i).
1984—Puspan. L. 98–474 amended section generally, designating existing provisions as subsec. (a), expanding choice of warnings to be placed on cigarette packaging and further expanding scope of places that must contain warnings to include advertisements and outdoor billboards, and adding subsecs. (span) to (d).
1970—Puspan. L. 91–222 substituted “Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health” for “Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2009 Amendment
Puspan. L. 111–31, div. A, title II, § 201(span), June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1845, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect 15 months after the issuance of the regulations required by subsection (a) [final rule issued June 22, 2011, eff. Sept. 22, 2012; see 76 F.R. 36628]. Such effective date shall be with respect to the date of manufacture, provided that, in any case, beginning 30 days after such effective date, a manufacturer shall not introduce into the domestic commerce of the United States any product, irrespective of the date of manufacture, that is not in conformance with section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333), as amended by subsection (a).”
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Puspan. L. 99–92, § 11(c), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 403, provided that:“(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) [probably refers to undesignated par. preceding subsec. (span), amending this section] shall take effect October 12, 1985, except that—“(A) on and after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 16, 1985] a manufacturer or importer of cigarettes may apply to the Federal Trade Commission to have the label rotation specified in section 4(c)(2) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act [subsec. (c)(2) of this section], as amended by subsection (a), apply to its brand styles of cigarettes and the Commission may take action on such an application, and
“(B) a manufacturer or importer of cigarettes may elect to have the amendments apply at an earlier date or dates selected by the manufacturer or importer.
“(2) The Federal Trade Commission may, upon application of a manufacturer or importer of cigarettes with an approved application under section 4(c)(2) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act [subsec. (c)(2) of this section], as amended by subsection (a), extend the effective date specified in paragraph (1) to January 11, 1986. The Commission may approve an application for such an extension only if the Commission determines that the effective date specified in such paragraph (1) would cause unreasonable economic hardship to the applicant. Section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act [this section], as in effect before October 12, 1985, shall apply with respect to a manufacturer or importer with an application approved under this paragraph.”
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Puspan. L. 98–474, § 4(span), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect upon the expiration of a one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 12, 1984].”
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Puspan. L. 91–222, § 3, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 90, provided in part that: “Section 4 of the amendment made by this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the seventh calendar month which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 1, 1970].”
