15 CFR § 285.10 - Renewal of accreditation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s285.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 285.10 - Renewal of accreditation."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "285.10"
section_name: "Renewal of accreditation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "285"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 272"
regulatory_source: "66 FR 29221, May 30, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "285"
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# 285.10 Renewal of accreditation.
(a) An accredited laboratory must submit both its application for renewal and fees to NVLAP prior to expiration of the laboratory's current accreditation to avoid a lapse in accreditation.
(b) On-site assessments of currently accredited laboratories are performed in accordance with the procedures in § 285.7. If nonconformities are found during the assessment of an accredited laboratory, the laboratory must follow the procedures set forth in § 285.7(e)(2) or face possible suspension or revocation of accreditation.
[66 FR 29221, May 30, 2001, as amended at 85 FR 60060, Sept. 24, 2020]