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Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products
The Federal Trade Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 12, 2024. It took effect on August 12, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") issues final amendments to its Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products ("Amplifier Rule" or "Rule"). The amendments require sellers making power-related claims to calculate power output using uniform testing methods to allow consumers to easily compare amplifier sound quality; prescribe disclosure language that improves differentiation between power output claims that comply with the Rule's testing methods and those that do not; and modernize as well as clarify Rule language considering the foregoing modifications. Additionally, the amendments formalize prior Commission guidance on applying the Rule to multichannel amplifiers.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-12744
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Federal Trade Commission
- Published
- June 12, 2024
- Takes effect
- August 12, 2024
- Dates
- This Rule is effective on August 12, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3084-AB62
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 16 CFR 432
- Topics
- Trade practices
- Pages
- 6
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