46 CFR § 159.003-7 - Multiple approval numbers.

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title: "46 CFR § 159.003-7 - Multiple approval numbers."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "159.003-7"
section_name: "Multiple approval numbers."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "Q"
subchapter_name: "EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL"
part_number: "159"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Section 159.001-9 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."
regulatory_source: "CGD 76-048, 44 FR 73043, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 159.003-7 Multiple approval numbers.

A product will not be issued a Coast Guard approval number by the Coast Guard if it already holds a Coast Guard approval number issued by a foreign authority under a Mutual Recognition Agreement.