15 CFR § 768.6 - Criteria.

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title: "15 CFR § 768.6 - Criteria."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "768.6"
section_name: "Criteria."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "768"
part_name: "FOREIGN AVAILABILITY DETERMINATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA"
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# 768.6 Criteria.

BIS will evaluate the evidence contained in a FAS or TAC certification and all other evidence gathered in the assessment process in accordance with certain criteria that must be met before BIS can recommend a positive determination to the Secretary. The criteria are defined in § 768.1(d) of this part. In order to initiate an assessment, each FAS and TAC certification should address each of these criteria. The criteria are statutorily prescribed and are:

(a) Available-in-fact;

(b) Non-U.S. source;

(c) Sufficient quantity; and

(d) Comparable quality.