[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR68.320]

[Page 388]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68_CONNECTION OF TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE TELEPHONE NETWORK--Table 
of Contents
 
          Subpart D_Conditions for Terminal Equipment Approval
 
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]