(a) Dealers and distributors of electronic products for which there are performance standards and for which the retail price is $50 or more shall obtain such information as is necessary to identify and locate first purchasers if the product is subject to this section by virtue of table 1 of § 1002.1.

(b) Such information shall include:

(1) The name and mailing address of the distributor, dealer, or purchaser to whom the product was transferred.

(2) Identification and brand name of the product.

(3) Model number and serial or other identification number of the product.

(4) Date of sale, award, or lease.

(c) The information obtained pursuant to this section shall be forwarded immediately to the appropriate manufacturer of the electronic product, or preserved as prescribed in § 1002.41.

(a) Information obtained by dealers and distributors pursuant to § 1002.40 shall immediately be forwarded to the appropriate manufacturer unless:

(1) The dealer or distributor elects to hold and preserve such information and to immediately furnish it to the manufacturer when advised by the manufacturer or the Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, that such information is required for purposes of section 535 of the Act; and

(2) The dealer or distributor, upon making the election under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, promptly notifies the manufacturer of such election; such notification shall be in writing and shall identify the dealer or distributor and the electronic product or products for which the information is being accumulated and preserved.

(b) Every dealer or distributor who elects to hold and preserve information required pursuant to § 1002.40 shall preserve the information for a period of 5 years from the date of the sale, award, or lease of the product, or until the dealer or distributor discontinues dealing in, or distributing the product, whichever is sooner. If the dealer or distributor discontinues dealing in, or distributing the product, such information as obtained pursuant to § 1002.40 shall be furnished at that time, or before, to the manufacturer of the product.

All information furnished to manufacturers by dealers and distributors pursuant to this part shall be treated by such manufacturers as confidential information which may be used only as necessary to notify persons pursuant to section 535 of the Act.