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In article <InQic.339$KR6.11516@news.uswest.net>, "Mark A" <ma@switchboard.net> wrote:
>"William Sommerwerck" <williams@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>news:108nib2b85ngk51@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> A few years back, manufacturers were legally obliged to stock
>> >> electrical parts for 10 years, mechanical for 7, and cosmetic
>> >> for 5 (or was it 3?). What the law currently is, I don't know.
>>
>> > What jurisdiction is that? Is that federal, state (which state)?
>>
>> Federal.
>>
>>
>> > What if a company goes out of business?
>>
>> There would be no entity the law could be enforced against.
>>
>>
>> > Do you have a reference?
>>
>> No, but the head of Sony parts confirmed this seven or eight years ago.
>
>Are you sure he wasn't talking about company policy? I have never heard of
>such a thing, unless it is during the warranty period. What kind of products
>does this cover?
>
>
I am pretty sure this 7 year law is out there since i remember reading up on
it years ago too. Its a federal law and i beleive the original purpose whas to
make sure OTC parts were available for a set amount of time for military
resupply.\
In article <InQic.339$KR6.11516@news.uswest.net>, "Mark A" <ma@switchboard.net> wrote:
>"William Sommerwerck" <williams@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>news:108nib2b85ngk51@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> A few years back, manufacturers were legally obliged to stock
>> >> electrical parts for 10 years, mechanical for 7, and cosmetic
>> >> for 5 (or was it 3?). What the law currently is, I don't know.
>>
>> > What jurisdiction is that? Is that federal, state (which state)?
>>
>> Federal.
>>
>>
>> > What if a company goes out of business?
>>
>> There would be no entity the law could be enforced against.
>>
>>
>> > Do you have a reference?
>>
>> No, but the head of Sony parts confirmed this seven or eight years ago.
>
>Are you sure he wasn't talking about company policy? I have never heard of
>such a thing, unless it is during the warranty period. What kind of products
>does this cover?
>
>
I am pretty sure this 7 year law is out there since i remember reading up on
it years ago too. Its a federal law and i beleive the original purpose whas to
make sure OTC parts were available for a set amount of time for military
resupply.\