15 CFR § 995.16 - Term of certification.

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title: "15 CFR § 995.16 - Term of certification."
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title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
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section_name: "Term of certification."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES"
part_number: "995"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTORS OF NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 892b(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 52909, Sept. 6, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 995.16 Term of certification.

The term of certification is five years from the date of issuance. At the end of the certification term, the process must be re-certified by the distributor or value added distributor submitting a request for certification as described in § 995.10. It may also be revoked prior to the end of the term under the conditions described in § 995.15.