[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR285.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 285--NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 285.1  Purpose.

    The purpose of part 285 is to set out procedures and general 
requirements under which the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 
Program (NVLAP) operates as an unbiased third party to accredit both 
testing and calibration laboratories. Supplementary technical and 
administrative requirements are provided in supporting handbooks and 
documents as needed, depending on the criteria established for

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specific Laboratory Accreditation Programs (LAPs)