Manufacturers and importers shall retain the record of conformance for fasteners for 5 years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format in a manner that allows for verification of authenticity. Upon request of a distributor who has purchased a fastener, or a person who has purchased a fastener for use in the production of a commercial product, the manufacturer or importer of the fastener shall make available information in the record of conformance to the requester.
Pub. L. 101–592, § 7104 Stat. 2951Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h)110 Stat. 782Pub. L. 106–34, § 7113 Stat. 123(, formerly § 10, , ; , , ; renumbered § 7 and amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 7 of Pub. L. 101–592section 5406 of this titlePub. L. 106–34A prior was classified to , prior to repeal by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 106–34section 5404 of this title1999— substituted present provisions for former provisions which consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to retention and availability of records concerning inspections, testing, and certifications of fasteners under by laboratories, manufacturers, importers, private label distributors and persons who make significant alterations.
Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h)(1)1996—Subsec. (a). , substituted “5 years” for “10 years”.
Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h)Subsec. (b). , substituted “5 years” for “10 years” and “the subsequent purchaser” for “any subsequent purchaser”.