15 CFR § 286.3 - Objective.

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title: "15 CFR § 286.3 - Objective."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "286.3"
section_name: "Objective."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION (NVCASE) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 272"
regulatory_source: "59 FR 19131, Apr. 22, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 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.