[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: 15CFR286.5]

[Page 405]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 286--NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION (NVCASE) PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 286.5  Program requirements.

    NIST provides and maintains documented generic requirements to be 
applied in evaluations related to accreditation and recognition within 
the scope of the program. Available documentation is provided on request 
to prospective program participants and other interested parties. 
Generic requirements are developed with public input and are based on 
guides for the acceptance of conformity assessment activities issued by 
such international organizations as the International Organization for 
Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission. NIST 
also provides and maintains documented criteria provided in response to 
requests for evaluations specific to mandated foreign technical 
requirements. Criteria are developed with public input derived from the 
application and interpretation of generic program requirements in 
relation to specified mandated requirements. Both documented generic 
requirements and specific criteria are developed and maintained with 
input from the public.