16 CFR 437.5
§ 437.5 Sales conducted in Spanish or other languages besides English.
United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective
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- 16 CFR 437.5, § 437.5 Sales conducted in Spanish or other languages besides English, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/64516
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(a) If the seller conducts the offer for sale, sale, or promotion of a business opportunity in Spanish, the seller must provide the disclosure document required by § 437.3(a) in the form and language set forth in appendix B to this part, and the disclosures required by §§ 437.3(a) and 437.4 must be made in Spanish.
(b) If the seller conducts the offer for sale, sale, or promotion of a business opportunity in a language other than English or Spanish, the seller must provide the disclosure document required by § 437.3(a) using the form and an accurate translation of the language set forth in appendix A to this part, and the disclosures required by §§ 437.3(a) and 437.4 must be made in that language.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.