Sec. 2.901  Basis and purpose.

    (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: type acceptance, certification, 
registration or notification.
    (b) The following sections describe the verification procedure, the 
procedure for a Declaration of Conformity, and the procedures to be 
followed in obtaining type acceptance, certification or notification 
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]