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(a) It shall be unlawful for any business to place a Guam Product Seal on a product if the business does not have a current permit allowing the product to have such a seal.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any business establishment to state or imply in an advertisement or display of any type, including packaging, that a manufactured product is made on Guam if the product does not have a Guam Product Seal on it.

(c) It shall be unlawful for persons or any retail store, wholesaler, manufacturer, importer, distributor or business establishment to sell a any article(s) offered as a perishable consumer commodity that has the word “”Guam”” or “”Chamorro,”” or a derivation of such words, on the packaging of the product, if such product was not manufactured in Guam, unless the place where the product was manufactured is clearly and permanently labeled on the product.

(d) Any use of the word “”Guam”” or “”Chamorro,”” or a derivation of such words, on the exterior packaging of perishable consumable commodities at the point of sale, if such product was not manufactured in Guam or if the product is not a registered commodity under the Guam Product Seal Permit, shall have the phrase, “”Made in . . .,”” or “”Product of . . .,”” followed by the country of origin, clearly labeled on the package or container of an article, e.g. “”Made in U.S.A.””, “”Made in China””, “”Made in Philippines””,etc; or “”Product of the U.S.A.””, “”Product of China””, “”Product of the Philippines””, etc.

(e) The “”Made in . . .”” or “”Product of . . .”” phrase shall be included on the packaging or container of an article in legible and permanent print located in the front of the article’s package. Such words and fonts shall be equal in length, and no less than half the width in approximate size of the word “”Guam”” or “”Chamorro,”” or any derivatives used, and shall be conspicuous and legible to the average consumer.

(f) The origin of the article shall also be included in the back or side of the packaging in conformance with standard labeling practices.

SOURCE: Subsection (c) amended by P.L. 31-136:3 (Nov. 17, 2011), effective no later than (280) days after enactment into law, pursuant to P.L.
31-136:4 and further extended to March 17, 2013, pursuant to P.L.31-
233:XII:21 (Sept. 7, 2012). Subsections (d), (e) and (f) added by P.L. 31-
136:3 (Nov. 17, 2011), effective no later than (280) days after enactment into law, pursuant to P.L. 31-136:4 and further extended to March 17,
2013, pursuant to P.L.31-233:XII:21 (Sept. 7, 2012).