Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 15 : Section 1191


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1191. Definitions

      As used in this chapter - 
      (a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership,
    corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise.
      (b) The term "commerce" means commerce among the several States
    or with foreign nations or in any territory of the United States or
    in the District of Columbia or between any such territory and
    another, or between any such territory and any State or foreign
    nation, or between the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of
    Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation, or
    between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory
    or foreign nation or the District of Columbia.
      (c) The term "territory" includes the insular possessions of the
    United States and also any territory of the United States.
      (d) The term "article of wearing apparel" means any costume or
    article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.
      (e) The term "interior furnishing" means any type of furnishing
    made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended
    for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in homes,
    offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation.
      (f) The term "fabric" means any material (except fiber, filament,
    or yarn for other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or
    otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or
    synthetic fiber, film, or substitute therefor which is intended for
    use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in any product
    as defined in paragraph (h) of this section.
      (g) The term "related material" means paper, plastic, rubber,
    synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or
    which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as
    defined in paragraph (h) of this section.
      (h) The term "product" means any article of wearing apparel or
    interior furnishing.
      (i) The term "Commission" means the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission.
      (j) The term "Federal Trade Commission Act" means the Act of
    Congress entitled "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to
    define its powers and duties, and for other purposes", approved
    September 26, 1914, as amended [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.].



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