TRATAMIENTO ARANCELARIO

-Correas, collares, bozales, arneses y equipos para perros: se clasifican en la posición arancelaria 4201.00.30.00 del Nomenclador de Importaciones de Estados Unidos (HTSUS) y tienen un arancel de importación de 2,4%. El producto se encuentra beneficiado por el Sistema Generalizado de Preferencias (SGP) por lo cual puede no abonar arancel de importación el producto de origen argentino, siempre que el importador cumpla con los requisitos necesarios para acogerse a dicho beneficio. Australia, Bahrein, Canadá, Chile, países miembros de la Cuenca del Caribe, Israel, países miembros del Pacto Andino, Jordania, Marruecos, México, países miembros del acuerdo de libre comercio de República Dominicana y América Central y Singapur tienen un arancel de importación de 0%. -Manufacturas de cuero natural (Entretenimientos para mascotas): se clasifican en la posición arancelaria 4205.00.80.00 del Nomenclador de Importaciones de Estados Unidos (HTSUS) que corresponde a las demás manufacturas de cuero distintas de las de cuero de reptil y tienen un arancel de importación de 0%.

REGULACIONES

-Los productos de cuero están regulados por la Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov -Guía sobre cuero e imitación de productos de cuero se puede consulta en 16 Code of Federal Regulations 24 (Se adjunta)

POTENCIALES IMPORTADORES

PETCO 9125 Rehco Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 Tel: 858-453-7845 Fax: 858-677-3095 Website: www.petco.com Comentario: Es el número dos de Estados Unidos en venta de productos para mascotas. Tiene 780 locales distribuidos en 49 estados. Aunque sus oficinas centrales están en California, varios negocios están en area de la jurisdicción de esta embajada. Para poder ser un nuevo proveedor, se debe acceder a la siguiente página de internet : https://partners.petco.com PET SMART 19601 N. 27th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85027 Tel: 623-580-6100 Fax: 623-580-6183

Website: www.petsmart.com Comentario: Es el número uno de Estados Unidos en venta de productos para mascotas. Tiene 825 locales en Estados Unidos y Canadá. Aunque sus oficinas centrales están en Arizona, varios negocios están en area de la jurisdicción de esta embajada. Para poder ser un nuevo proveedor, se debe enviar muestras de los productos que se quieren vender e información sobre la empresa por correo al Merchandising Department a la dirección arriba mencionada. METRO PET 4420 Fessenden St., NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202-966-7387 Fax: 202-966-1716 Contacto: Casey Stiehm E-mail: MetroPetShop@aol.com Comentario: Manifestó interés en recibir información de exportadores argentinos de artículos de cuero para mascotas. DIAZ ROCK AND PET SUPPLY, INC. 600 E Western Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 Tel: 630-627-7625 Fax: 630-627-7640 Contacto: Rom Kessleman E-mail: consinfo@diazrock.com Website: www.diazrock.com Comentario: Son distribuidores de artículos para mascotas. Manifestó interés en recibir información de exportadores argentinos de artículos para mascotas. RYAN’S PET SUPPLY 34115 Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85040 Tel: 602-255-0900 Fax: 602-258-4900 Contacto: Larry Ryan E-mail: sales@ryanspet.com Website: www.ryanspet.com Comentario: Manifestó interés en recibir información de exportadores argentinos de artículos para mascotas.

PRECIOS

-Precios mayoristas y minoristas de productos para mascotas nacionales e importados se pueden consultar en: www.i-pets.com -Precios mayoristas se pueden consultar en: www.dog.com -Precios minoristas se pueden consultar en: www.nextdaypets.com y www.petaction.com

WEBSITES DE UTILIDAD -American Pet Products Manufacturers Association: www.appma.org -World Wide Pet Industry Association: www.wwpia.org

IMPORTACIONES DE ESTADOS UNIDOS

IMPORTACIONES EN DOLARES DE CORREAS, COLLARES, BOZALES Y EQUIPOS PARA PERROS(P.A. 4201.00.30.00)

PAIS 2003 2004 2005China 24,925,848 37,840,358 51,133,253Germany 19,941,412 21,498,906 23,520,970Taiwan 12,033,887 10,731,924 12,446,594Canada 1,963,033 2,167,748 1,489,364Denmark 1,062,128 1,076,703 1,438,912France 316,161 501,394 760,374Vietnam 77,002 256,987 659,422Philippines 588,958 564,281 645,900Hong Kong 466,667 250,078 574,881Italy 359,064 589,252 537,718Mexico 501,560 299,175 461,136United Kingdom 458,751 862,996 401,512India 236,076 288,866 284,701South Africa 0 70,089 281,722Korea 175,991 258,065 236,594Australia 6,222 25,426 133,819Colombia 24,554 98,666 130,765Argentina 12,009 64,282 104,966Thailand 7,864 45,651 98,117Japan 95,470 122,162 95,707Hungary 8,449 6,412 61,452Costa Rica 12,649 21,013 54,158Belgium 3,746 644 49,621Peru 0 7,171 36,450Kenya 15,238 44,839 15,948Mauritius 0 0 15,680Netherlands 12,001 5,470 14,751Slovak Republic 1,529 15,922 12,291Czech Republic 5,252 31,124 11,737Poland 0 0 10,735Sweden 1,538 11,854 9,633Switzerland 5,737 7,312 6,728Turks & Caic Is 0 0 5,604Malaysia 1,863 0 5,466Slovenia 0 0 4,885Ireland 13,760 29,599 3,983Dominican Rep 0 645 3,679Uruguay 0 1,400 3,220Pakistan 9,712 2,325 2,853Turkey 33,181 2,053 2,774Israel 0 0 2,000Russia 0 4,336 1,857Sri Lanka 0 0 1,651Brazil 8,085 3,589 1,388Nepal 0 0 1,200Norway 2,400 0 775

Morocco 381 0 300Spain 1,460 2,376 293Macedonia 0 1,776 255Austria 0 8,629 0New Zealand 7,775 0 0Bolivia 0 6,237 0Ecuador 981 0 0Singapore 13,286 0 0Cameroon 567 0 0Finland 1,096 1,213 0TOTAL 63,413,343 77,828,948 95,777,794

IMPORTACIONES POR DISTRITO DE CORREAS, COLLARES, BOZALES Y EQUIPOS PARA PERROS(P.A. 4201.00.30.00)

DISTRITO ADUANERO 2003 2004 2005Cleveland, OH 22,434,414 26,304,903 30,505,041Los Angeles, CA 7,289,353 10,766,088 13,312,176Great Falls, MT 8,354,834 11,820,269 12,990,901New York, NY 9,446,216 8,637,527 8,584,137St. Louis, MO 746,053 316,741 5,930,636Norfolk, VA 834,821 935,437 3,172,295Chicago, IL 2,261,441 1,867,178 2,721,634Seattle, WA 1,547,100 3,519,837 2,255,504Houston-Galveston, TX 91,923 291,306 2,136,471Boston, MA 479,803 1,483,394 2,102,681Savannah, GA 1,115,483 1,414,251 1,729,739New Orleans, LA 1,044,726 1,208,801 1,504,227Tampa, FL 1,656,018 2,334,858 1,302,796Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 1,186,148 529,367 1,293,650Columbia-Snake, OR 131,540 251,514 1,011,624San Francisco, CA 447,215 824,055 923,355Minneapolis, MN 933,044 1,627,210 862,529Buffalo, NY 284,800 365,127 655,109Ogdensburg, NY 1,427,294 1,487,251 542,100Philadelphia, PA 299,242 363,148 413,672Miami, FL 104,641 269,051 371,115Charleston, SC 1,152 11,522 278,047Laredo, TX 310,280 106,432 249,506Pembina, ND 300 52,984 151,428San Juan, PR 125,522 208,177 147,604Detroit, MI 292,432 176,664 111,573San Diego, CA 136,537 130,524 107,637Mobile, AL 133,549 218,993 102,605El Paso, TX 0 278 67,214Washington, DC 3,741 14,194 60,578Anchorage, AK 46,890 76,114 55,943Honolulu, HI 37,375 80,403 43,187Nogales, AZ 60,156 79,217 30,594Baltimore, MD 68,247 25,642 26,465Charlotte, NC 610 21,272 12,668

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St. Albans, VT 74,563 9,219 11,353Providence, RI 5,880 0 0TOTAL 63,413,343 77,828,948 95,777,794

IMPORTACIONES POR PROGRAMA DE CORREAS, COLLARES, BOZALES Y EQUIPOS PARA PERROS(P.A. 4201.00.30.00)

PROGRAMA 2003 2004 2005No program claimed 60,084,090 74,320,975 92,364,555NAFTA-CA 1,951,655 2,116,186 1,455,204GSP (excluding GSP for LDBC 864,906 1,081,731 1,213,954NAFTA-MX 500,401 298,328 460,652Andean Act (excluding ATPDE 8,909 9,078 130,498Australia-U.S. Free Trade Agre 0 0 104,759Caribbean (CBI) 3,382 2,650 46,172Israel- U.S. 0 0 2,000TOTAL 63,413,343 77,828,948 95,777,794

IMPORTACIONES EN DOLARES DE LA POSICION 4205.00.80.00 DONDE SE ENCUENTRAN CLASIFICADOS LOS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE CUERO PARA PERROS

PAIS 2003 2004 2005China 67,980,274 77,849,689 59,897,196India 13,998,402 15,640,889 16,721,353Argentina 7,184,667 8,553,825 7,083,602Mexico 9,585,972 8,265,634 6,372,742Canada 7,919,389 7,482,406 5,432,497Italy 12,468,242 6,579,482 5,195,412Thailand 5,018,830 6,923,264 4,178,278Brazil 2,283,239 2,523,177 2,574,660Spain 1,582,407 1,760,966 2,083,984France 2,231,599 3,158,171 2,027,245Hong Kong 2,671,568 1,919,664 1,745,703United Kingdom 2,213,470 1,622,162 1,607,215Taiwan 2,127,922 1,471,738 1,451,288Turkey 2,144,119 1,769,034 1,442,723Philippines 601,670 571,484 811,214Norway 0 375 811,200Slovak Republic 1,676,518 1,565,712 733,954Pakistan 551,545 387,817 666,005Colombia 1,767,187 520,392 567,595Costa Rica 21,863 765,876 539,705Korea 945,282 363,221 471,767Germany 2,169,638 513,629 399,045Dominican Rep 429,152 241,446 396,295Greece 471,533 359,517 390,009Peru 103,826 135,386 217,445Australia 70,459 201,779 206,603Belgium 169,653 145,005 204,885Japan 32,692 62,861 191,955Sweden 63,947 104,117 171,774

Malaysia 219,407 166,352 167,904Switzerland 765,375 1,235,791 162,328South Africa 52,399 36,314 158,245Uruguay 150,896 36,453 113,471Denmark 10,469 37,003 108,845Netherlands 129,073 62,278 107,122Bangladesh 83,404 54,303 75,592Indonesia 171,555 98,497 70,261Bolivia 94,426 80,406 65,947Tunisia 2,314 764 52,970Vietnam 22,012 65,828 52,516Morocco 47,122 87,277 46,416New Zealand 96,479 70,553 44,487Poland 40,351 19,390 40,044Austria 41,896 93,295 34,012Guatemala 12,844 27,062 29,272United Arab Em 11,224 15,014 25,502Israel 12,250 6,794 21,345Russia 19,002 0 19,001Romania 20,357 944 15,852Portugal 0 11,494 11,968Ecuador 3,556 9,488 8,831Czech Republic 70,212 64,425 7,862Haiti 13,855 2,728 7,502Serbia/Montenegro 0 0 7,461Niger 0 299 7,186Nauru 0 0 6,898Guadeloupe 5,240 0 6,182Ethiopia 2,940 0 4,700Egypt 9,630 9,984 4,225Chile 5,821 34,277 3,890Namibia 742 767 3,706Slovenia 7,837 0 3,239Finland 5,933 1,200 3,213Macao 8,938 0 2,798Kenya 8,065 3,739 2,568Singapore 900 12,052 2,250Nepal 0 0 2,208Montserrat Is 0 0 2,175Nicaragua 0 1,000 1,778Nigeria 2,012 0 1,191Zimbabwe 275 0 1,180Paraguay 85,682 8,775 1,127Barbados 0 0 987El Salvador 420 2,690 925Burkina Faso 0 0 764Hungary 4,478 4,087 668Saudi Arabia 0 0 600Syria 0 0 597Bahamas 0 0 500Lebanon 0 0 369Botswana 0 0 320

Ghana 16,280 690 310Fiji 3,058 0 0Kuwait 300 0 0Panama 0 2,188 0Uganda 0 1,800 0Bulgaria 4,413 0 0Mongolia 6,483 260 0Mauritius 2,395 0 0Venezuela 10,070 2,162 0Turks & Caic Is 1,000 0 0Antigua Barbuda 900 0 0St Kitts-Nevis 540 0 0Br Virgin Is 4,413 0 0St Lucia Is 0 300 0San Marino 678 0 0Sri Lanka 2,480 0 0Lithuania 765 1,326 0Honduras 463 713 0Ireland 7,726 8,895 0Armenia 400 265 0Latvia 707 0 0Mali 16,287 508 0TOTAL 150,803,814 153,839,148 126,114,659

IMPORTACIONES POR DISTRITO DE LA POSICION 4205.00.80.00 DONDE SE ENCUENTRAN CLASIFICADOS LOS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE CUERO PARA PERROS

DISTRITO ADUANERO 2003 2004 2005Los Angeles, CA 20,629,344 24,147,289 25,512,680New York, NY 25,939,437 18,509,349 18,696,296Charlotte, NC 15,391,572 22,851,520 8,249,752New Orleans, LA 20,709,528 16,467,823 7,770,532Miami, FL 6,857,540 8,020,901 7,602,032Houston-Galveston, TX 4,575,610 6,152,290 6,769,243Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 4,583,176 5,241,514 4,692,975Cleveland, OH 3,577,131 3,803,894 4,678,609Chicago, IL 4,178,374 3,563,074 4,123,403Laredo, TX 5,009,584 3,351,387 3,494,251San Francisco, CA 1,738,656 2,341,644 3,473,126Philadelphia, PA 2,115,283 2,890,425 3,363,571Detroit, MI 3,365,812 2,696,648 3,215,978San Diego, CA 3,749,541 6,009,221 3,012,366Norfolk, VA 3,064,977 3,602,591 2,986,219Seattle, WA 2,409,797 1,751,043 2,171,403Charleston, SC 3,366,251 2,352,597 2,091,860Buffalo, NY 1,291,581 1,874,493 1,777,511Tampa, FL 1,700,012 1,717,750 1,692,509Savannah, GA 2,518,015 2,922,735 1,691,996Ogdensburg, NY 3,168,960 2,388,903 1,544,532Boston, MA 1,888,080 1,592,181 1,407,422Great Falls, MT 2,048,682 1,394,858 959,610St. Louis, MO 294,429 590,900 795,355

El Paso, TX 2,021,989 3,013,561 750,664Minneapolis, MN 736,929 702,514 704,531Baltimore, MD 340,464 365,943 629,669Anchorage, AK 726,063 960,941 593,138Pembina, ND 358,205 151,508 356,890Columbia-Snake, OR 432,456 320,413 215,935Milwaukee, WI 24,621 262,212 212,820Mobile, AL 970,414 679,059 198,161Honolulu, HI 407,020 652,388 196,671Portland, ME 4,510 55,701 169,330Nogales, AZ 283,316 242,638 133,107San Juan, PR 155,255 97,572 103,974Washington, DC 37,522 17,487 35,320St. Albans, VT 119,949 78,333 23,966Providence, RI 13,729 3,848 17,252TOTAL 150,803,814 153,839,148 126,114,659

IMPORTACIONES POR PROGRAMA DE LA POSICION 4205.00.80.00 DONDE SE ENCUENTRAN CLASIFICADOS LOS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE CUERO PARA PERROS

PROGRAMA 2003 2004 2005No program claimed 150,803,814 153,839,148 126,114,659TOTAL 150,803,814 153,839,148 126,114,659

EXPORTACIONES DE ESTADOS UNIDOS

EXPORTACIONES EN DOLARES DE CORREAS, COLLARES, BOZALES Y EQUIPOS PARA PERROS(P.A. 4201.00.30.00)

EXPORTACIONES 2003 2004 2005TOTAL 5,279,804 6,066,712 5,764,264

IMPORTACIONES EN DOLARES DE LA POSICION 4205.00.00.00 DONDE SE ENCUENTRAN CLASIFICADOS LOS ENTRETENIMIENTOS DE CUERO PARA PERROS

EXPORTACIONES 2003 2004 2005TOTAL 52,841,861 90,500,656 184,047,703

Fuente: Datos compilados de Departamento de Comercio de EEUU (U.S. Department of Commerce) Departamento del Tesoro (U.S. Treasury) y de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional

[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 16, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 16CFR24] [Page 153-156] TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PART 24_GUIDES FOR SELECT LEATHER AND IMITATION LEATHER PRODUCTS Sec. 24.0 Scope and purpose of guides. 24.1 Deception (general). 24.2 Deception as to composition. 24.3 Misuse of the terms ``waterproof,'' ``dustproof,'' ``warpproof,'' ``scuffproof,'' ``scratchproof,'' ``scuff resistant,'' or ``scratch resistant.'' Authority: 15 U.S.C. 45, 46. Source: 61 FR 51583, Oct. 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted. Sec. 24.0 Scope and purpose of guides. (a) The Guides in this part apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, marketing, or advertising of all kinds or types of leather or simulated-leather trunks, suitcases, traveling bags, sample cases, instrument cases, brief cases, ring binders, billfolds, wallets, key cases, coin purses, card cases, French purses, dressing cases, stud boxes, tie cases, jewel boxes, travel kits, gadget bags, camera bags, ladies' handbags, shoulder bags, purses, pocketbooks, footwear, belts (when not sold as part of a garment) and similar articles (hereinafter, ``industry products''). (b) These Guides represent administrative interpretations of laws administered by the Federal Trade Commission for the guidance of the public in conducting its affairs in conformity with legal requirements. These Guides specifically address the application of section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the manufacture, sale, distribution, marketing, and advertising of industry products listed in paragraph (a) of this section. They provide the basis for voluntary compliance with such laws by members of industry. Conduct inconsistent with the positions articulated in these Guides may result in corrective action by the Commission under section 5 if, after investigation, the Commission has reason to believe that the behavior falls within the scope of conduct declared unlawful by the statute. Sec. 24.1 Deception (general). It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by

implication, the [[Page 154]] kind, grade, quality, quantity, material content, thickness, finish, serviceability, durability, price, origin, size, weight, ease of cleaning, construction, manufacture, processing, distribution, or any other material aspect of an industry product. Sec. 24.2 Deception as to composition. It is unfair or deceptive to misrepresent, directly or by implication, the composition of any industry product or part thereof. It is unfair or deceptive to use the unqualified term ``leather'' or other unqualified terms suggestive of leather to describe industry products unless the industry product so described is composed in all substantial parts of leather. \1\ This section includes, but is not limited to, the following: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ For purposes of these Guides, footwear is composed of three parts: the upper, the lining and sock, and the outersole. These three parts are defined as follows: (1) The upper is the outer face of the structural element which is attached to the outersole; (2) the lining and sock are the lining of the upper and the insole, constituting the inside of the footwear article; and (3) the outersole is the bottom part of the footwear article subjected to abrasive wear and attached to the upper. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Imitation or simulated leather. If all or part of an industry product is made of non-leather material that appears to be leather, the fact that the material is not leather, or the general nature of the material as something other than leather, should be disclosed. For example: Not leather; Imitation leather; Simulated leather; Vinyl; Vinyl coated fabric; or Plastic. (b) Embossed or processed leather. The kind and type of leather from which an industry product is made should be disclosed when all or part of the product has been embossed, dyed, or otherwise processed so as to simulate the appearance of a different kind or type of leather. For example: (1) An industry product made wholly of top grain cowhide that has been processed so as to imitate pigskin may be represented as being made of Top Grain Cowhide. (2) Any additional representation concerning the simulated appearance of an industry product composed of leather should be immediately accompanied by a disclosure of the kind and type of leather in the product. For example: Top Grain Cowhide With Simulated Pigskin Grain. (c) Backing material. (1) The backing of any material in an industry product with another kind of material should be disclosed when the backing is not apparent upon casual inspection of the product, or when a representation is made which, absent such disclosure, would be

misleading as to the product's composition. For example: Top Grain Cowhide Backed With Vinyl. (2) The composition of the different backing material should be disclosed if it is visible and consists of non-leather material with the appearance of leather, or leather processed so as to simulate a different kind of leather. (d) Misuse of trade names, etc. A trade name, coined name, trademark, or other word or term, or any depiction or device should not be used if it misrepresents, directly or by implication, that an industry product is made in whole or in part from animal skin or hide, or that material in an industry product is leather or other material. This includes, among other practices, the use of a stamp, tag, label, card, or other device in the shape of a tanned hide or skin or in the shape of a silhouette of an animal, in connection with any industry product that has the appearance of leather but that is not made wholly or in substantial part from animal skin or hide. (e) Misrepresentation that product is wholly of a particular composition. A misrepresentation should not be made, directly or by implication, that an industry product is made wholly of a particular composition. A representation as to the composition of a particular part of a product should clearly indicate the part to which the representation applies.\2\ Where a product is made principally of leather but has certain non-leather parts that appear to be leather, the product may be described [[Page 155]] as made of leather so long as accompanied by clear disclosure of the non-leather parts. For example: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ With regard to footwear, it is sufficient to disclose the presence of non-leather materials in the upper, the lining and sock, or the outersole, provided that the disclosure is made according to predominance of materials. For example, if the majority of the upper is composed of manmade material: Upper of manmade materials and leather. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) An industry product made of top grain cowhide except for frame covering, gussets, and partitions that are made of plastic but have the appearance of leather may be described as: Top Grain Cowhide With Plastic Frame Covering, Gussets and Partitions; or Top Grain Cowhide With Gussets, Frame Covering and Partitions Made of Non-Leather Material. (2) An industry product made throughout, except for hardware, of vinyl backed with cowhide may be described as: Vinyl Backed With Cowhide (See also disclosure provision concerning use of backing material in paragraph (c) of this section). (3) An industry product made of top grain cowhide except for partitions and stay, which are made of plastic-coated fabric but have the appearance of leather, may be described as: Top Grain Cowhide With Partitions and Stay Made of Non-leather Material; or Top Grain Cowhide With Partitions and Stay Made of Plastic-Coated Fabric.

(f) Ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather. A material in an industry product that contains ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather and thus is not wholly the hide of an animal should not be represented, directly or by implication, as being leather. This provision does not preclude an accurate representation as to the ground, pulverized, shredded, reconstituted, or bonded leather content of the material. However, if the material appears to be leather, it should be accompanied by either: (1) An adequate disclosure as described by paragraph (a) of this section; or (2) If the terms ``ground leather,'' ``pulverized leather,'' ``shredded leather,'' ``reconstituted leather,'' or ``bonded leather'' are used, a disclosure of the percentage of leather fibers and the percentage of non-leather substances contained in the material. For example: An industry product made of a composition material consisting of 60% shredded leather fibers may be described as: Bonded Leather Containing 60% Leather Fibers and 40% Non-leather Substances. (g) Form of disclosures under this section. All disclosures described in this section should appear in the form of a stamping on the product, or on a tag, label, or card attached to the product, and should be affixed so as to remain on or attached to the product until received by the consumer purchaser. All such disclosures should also appear in all advertising of such products irrespective of the media used whenever statements, representations, or depictions appear in such advertising which, absent such disclosures, serve to create a false impression that the products, or parts thereof, are of a certain kind of composition. The disclosures affixed to products and made in advertising should be of such conspicuousness and clarity as to be noted by purchasers and prospective purchasers casually inspecting the products or casually reading, or listening to, such advertising. A disclosure necessitated by a particular representation should be in close conjunction with the representation. Sec. 24.3 Misuse of the terms ``waterproof,'' ``dustproof,'' ``warpproof,'' ``scuffproof,'' ``scratchproof,'' ``scuff resistant,'' and ``scratch resistant.'' It is unfair or deceptive to: (a) Use the term ``Waterproof'' to describe all or part of an industry product unless the designated product or material prevents water from contact with its contents under normal conditions of intended use during the anticipated life of the product or material. (b) Use the term ``Dustproof'' to describe an industry product unless the product is so constructed that when it is closed dust cannot enter it. (c) Use the term ``Warpproof'' to describe all or part of an industry product unless the designated product or part is such that it cannot warp. (d) Use the term ``Scuffproof,'' ``Scratchproof,'' or other terms indicating that the product is not subject to wear in any other respect, to describe an industry product unless the outside surface of the product is immune to scratches or scuff marks, or is not subject to wear as represented.

(e) Use the term ``Scuff Resistant,'' ``Scratch Resistant,'' or other terms [[Page 156]] indicating that the product is resistant to wear in any other respect, unless there is a basis for the representation and the outside surface of the product is meaningfully and significantly resistant to scuffing, scratches, or to wear as represented. PARTS 25-227 [RESERVED]