Sec.  68.320   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.

   (a) Supplier's Declaration of Conformity is a procedure where the
   responsible party, as defined in  Sec. 68.3, makes measurements or takes other
   necessary steps to ensure that the terminal equipment complies with the
   appropriate technical standards.

   (b) The Supplier's Declaration of Conformity attaches to all items
   subsequently marketed by the responsible party which are identical, within
   the variation that can be expected to arise as a result of quantity
   production techniques, to the sample tested and found acceptable by the
   responsible party.

   (c) The Supplier's Declaration of Conformity signifies that the responsible
   party has determined that the equipment has been shown to comply with the
   applicable technical criteria if no unauthorized change is made in the
   equipment and if the equipment is properly maintained and operated.

   (d) The responsible party, if different from the manufacturer, may upon
   receiving a written statement from the manufacturer that the equipment
   complies with the appropriate technical criteria, rely on the manufacturer
   or independent testing agency to determine compliance. Any records that the
   Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments requires the responsible
   party to maintain shall be in the English language and shall be made
   available to the Commission upon a request.

   (e) No person shall use or make reference to a Supplier's Declaration of
   Conformity in a deceptive or misleading manner or to convey the impression
   that such a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity reflects more than a
   determination by the responsible party that the device or product has been
   shown to be capable of complying with the applicable technical criteria
   published by the Administrative Council of Terminal Attachments.

   [ 66 FR 7585 , Jan. 24, 2001]