19 USC 2576b - Subpart definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 03, 2024

§ 2576b.

Subpart definitions

Notwithstanding section 2571 of this title, for purposes of this subpart—

(1)

Approval procedure

(2)

Conformity assessment procedure

(3)

Objective

The term “objective” includes—

(A)

safety,

(B)

protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers, including matters relating to quality and identifiability of goods or services, and

(C)

sustainable development,

but does not include the protection of domestic production.

(4)

Service

(5)

Standard

The term “standard” means—

(A)

characteristics for a good or a service,

(B)

characteristics, rules, or guidelines for—

(i)

processes or production methods relating to such good, or

(ii)

operating methods relating to such service, and

(C)

provisions specifying terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labelling for—

(i)

a good or its related process or production methods, or

(ii)

a service or its related operating methods,

for common and repeated use, including explanatory and other related provisions set out in a document approved by a standardizing body, with which compliance is not mandatory.

(6)

Standards-related measure

(7)

Technical regulation

The term “technical regulation” means—

(A)

characteristics or their related processes and production methods for a good,

(B)

characteristics for a service or its related operating methods, or

(C)

provisions specifying terminology, symbols, packaging, marking, or labelling for—

(i)

a good or its related process or production method, or

(ii)

a service or its related operating method,

set out in a document, including applicable administrative, explanatory, and other related provisions, with which compliance is mandatory.

(8)

Telecommunications service

(Pub. L. 96–39, title IV, § 473, as added Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 351(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2120.)

cite as: 19 USC 2576b