§  15.201   Equipment authorization requirement.

   (a) Intentional radiators operated as carrier current systems, devices
   operated under the provisions of § §  15.211, 15.213, and 15.221, and
   devices operating below 490 kHz in which all emissions are at least 40
   dB below the limits in §  15.209 shall be verified pursuant to the
   procedures in Subpart J of part 2 of this chapter prior to marketing.

   (b) Except as otherwise exempted in paragraph (c) of this section and
   in §  15.23 of this part, all intentional radiators operating under the
   provisions of this part shall be certificated by the Commission
   pursuant to the procedures in subpart J of part 2 of this chapter prior
   to marketing.

   (c) For devices such as perimeter protection systems which, in
   accordance with §  15.31(d), are required to be measured at the
   installation site, each application for certification must be
   accompanied by a statement indicating that the system has been tested
   at three installations and found to comply at each installation. Until
   such time as certification is granted, a given installation of a system
   that was measured for the submission for certification will be
   considered to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter,
   including the marketing regulations in subpart I of part 2 of this
   chapter, if tests at that installation show the system to be in
   compliance with the relevant technical requirements. Similarly, where
   measurements must be performed on site for equipment subject to
   verification, a given installation that has been verified to
   demonstrate compliance with the applicable standards will be considered
   to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, including the
   marketing regulations in subpart I of part 2 of this chapter.

   (d) For perimeter protection systems operating in the frequency bands
   allocated to television broadcast stations operating under part 73 of
   this chapter, the holder of the grant of certification must test each
   installation prior to initiation of normal operation to verify
   compliance with the technical standards and must maintain a list of all
   installations and records of measurements. For perimeter protection
   systems operating outside of the frequency bands allocated to
   television broadcast stations, upon receipt of a grant of
   certification, further testing of the same or similar type of system or
   installation is not required.

   [ 54 FR 17714 , Apr. 25, 1989, as amended at  68 FR 68546 , Dec. 9, 2003]

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