Sec.  2.901   Basis and purpose.

   (a) In order to carry out its responsibilities under the Communications Act
   and the various treaties and international regulations, and in order to
   promote efficient use of the radio spectrum, the Commission has developed
   technical standards for radio frequency equipment and parts or components
   thereof. The technical standards applicable to individual types of equipment
   are found in that part of the rules governing the service wherein the
   equipment is to be operated. In addition to the technical standards
   provided, the rules governing the service may require that such equipment be
   verified by the manufacturer or importer, be authorized under a Declaration
   of Conformity, or receive an equipment authorization from the Commission by
   one of the following procedures: certification or registration.

   (b) The following sections describe the verification procedure, the
   procedure for a Declaration of Conformity, and the procedures to be followed
   in obtaining certification from the Commission and the conditions attendant
   to such a grant.

   [ 61 FR 31045 , June 19, 1996, as amended at  62 FR 10470 , Mar. 7, 1997;  63 FR 36597 , July 7, 1998]