# Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Disposition of Merchandise Bearing Counterfeit American Trademarks; Civil Penalties
> **CBP** · Final rule. · Published 1998-09-25 · Effective 1998-10-26 · 63 FR 51296
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-25723
- **Category:** customs-cbp
- **Sub-agency:** CBP
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 51296
- **CFR reference:** 19 CFR 133
- **Publication date:** 1998-09-25
- **Effective date:** 1998-10-26
- **Treasury docket:** T.D. 98-75
## Abstract

This document amends the Customs Regulations by adopting final rules to implement two statutory changes contained in the Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (ACPA) enacted by Congress to protect consumers and American businesses from counterfeit copyrighted and trademarked products. This document addresses the public comments submitted in response to the interim regulations which initially implemented these counterfeiting provisions, and makes certain changes to those interim regulations in response to the public comments and in order to add clarity and improve the readability of the final regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/25/98-25723/anticounterfeiting-consumer-protection-act-disposition-of-merchandise-bearing-counterfeit-american)
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