[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR2.901]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 2_FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND 

REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart J_Equipment Authorization Procedures

 

Sec.  2.901  Basis and purpose.



    Source: 39 FR 5919, Feb. 15, 1974, unless otherwise noted.



                           General Provisions





    (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]