15 CFR § 286.9 - Maintaining recognized status.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s286.9"
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title: "15 CFR § 286.9 - Maintaining recognized status."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "286.9"
section_name: "Maintaining recognized status."
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"
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: "59 FR 19131, Apr. 22, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.9 Maintaining recognized status.

Each program participant remaining in the program shall continuously meet all program requirements and cooperate with NIST in the conduct of all surveillance and reassessment activities. Participants shall reimburse NIST for expenses incurred for these purposes.