Rule Concerning Cooling-Off Period for Sales Made at Homes or at Certain Other Locations

الملخص

The Federal Trade Commission (``the Commission'') announces that it has concluded a review of its Trade Regulation Rule on Cooling- Off Period for Door-to-Door Sales (``Cooling-Off Rule'' or ``Rule''), and determined there is a continuing need for the Rule. This review was conducted as part of the Commission's ongoing program to review all of its rules and guides periodically. The Commission has also determined to issue non-substantive amendments to several Rule provisions. Specifically, the Commission is amending the Rule by renaming it so that it more clearly identifies the kinds of sales it covers and by inserting two notes, formerly at the end of the Rule, into the Rule itself. Moreover, the Commission is amending the Rule by adding a new section containing two exemptions to the Rule that the Commission granted, in November 1988, to certain sellers of arts and crafts and of automobiles. The Commission is also expanding the exemption for automobiles to include vans, trucks and other motor vehicles sold at temporary places of business by dealers having permanent places of business. Further, the Commission is amending the Rule by adding a parenthetical statement to the Rule's defi