Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade last revised: Feb 04, 2026
§ 286.3 - Objective.

The objective of the program is to identify the activities of requesting U.S.-based conformity assessment bodies that have been evaluated as meeting requirements established for their acceptance by foreign governments. The evaluations may be provided by NIST or by bodies recognized by NIST for this purpose under the scope of this program.

authority: 15 U.S.C. 272
source: 59 FR 19131, Apr. 22, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 15 CFR 286.3