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16 CFR 301.4

§ 301.4 Abbreviations or ditto marks prohibited.

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16 CFR 301.4, § 301.4 Abbreviations or ditto marks prohibited, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64120
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In disclosing required information in labeling and advertising, words or terms shall not be abbreviated or designated by the use of ditto marks but shall be spelled out fully, and in invoicing the required information shall not be abbreviated but shall be spelled out fully.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.