Definition of guaranty; suggested forms.
16 C.F.R. § 1500.212
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) A guaranty or undertaking referred to in section 5(b)(2) of the act may be:
(1) Limited to a specific shipment or other delivery of an article, in which case it may be a part of or attached to the invoice or bill of sale covering such shipment of delivery; or
(2) General and continuing, in which case, in its application to any shipment or other delivery of an article, it shall be considered to have been given at the date such article was shipped or delivered, or caused to be shipped or delivered, by the person who gives the guaranty of undertaking.
(b) The following are suggested forms of guaranty or undertaking referred to in section 5(b)(2) of the act.
(1) Limited form for use on invoice or bill of sale.
(2) General and continuing forms.
(c) The application of a guaranty or undertaking referred to in section 5(b)(2) of the act to any shipment or other delivery of an article shall expire when such article, after shipment or delivery by the person who gave such guaranty or undertaking, becomes misbranded within the meaning of the act.
(Name of person giving the guaranty or undertaking)
hereby guarantees that no article listed herein is misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
(Signature and post-office address of person giving the guaranty or undertaking)
The article comprising each shipment or other delivery hereafter made by _____
(Name of person giving the guaranty or undertaking)
to, or on the order of __________
(Name and post-office address of person to whom the guaranty or undertaking is given)
is hereby guaranteed, as of the date of such shipment or delivery, to be, on such date, not misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
(Signature and post-office address of person giving the guaranty or undertaking)
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