§ 68.324   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity requirements.

   (a) Each responsible party shall include in the Supplier's Declaration of
   Conformity, the following information:

   (1) The identification and a description of the responsible party for the
   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity and the product, including the model
   number of the product,

   (2)  A  statement that the terminal equipment conforms with applicable
   technical requirements, and a reference to the technical requirements,

   (3) The date and place of issue of the declaration,

   (4) The signature, name and function of person making declaration,

   (5) A statement that the handset, if any, complies with § 68.316 of these
   rules (defining hearing aid compatibility), or that it does not comply with
   that section. A telephone handset which complies with § 68.316 shall be
   deemed a “hearing aid-compatible telephone” for purposes of § 68.4.

   (6)  Any  other  information required to be included in the Supplier's
   Declaration  of  Conformity  by the Administrative Council of Terminal
   Attachments.

   (b) If the device that is subject to a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity
   is  designed  to  operate  in  conjunction  with  other equipment, the
   characteristics of which can affect compliance of such device with part 68
   rules and/or with technical criteria published by the Administrative Council
   for Terminal Attachments, then the Model Number(s) of such other equipment
   must be supplied, and such other equipment must also include a Supplier's
   Declaration of Conformity or a certification from a Telecommunications
   Certification Body.

   (c) The Supplier's Declaration of Conformity shall be included in the user's
   manual or as a separate document enclosed with the terminal equipment.

   (d) If terminal equipment is not subject to a Supplier's Declaration of
   Conformity, but instead contains protective circuitry that is subject to a
   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, then the responsible party for the
   protective circuitry shall include with each module of such circuitry, a
   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity containing the information required
   under § 68.340(a), and the responsible party of such terminal equipment shall
   include such statement with each unit of the product.

   (e)  (1) The responsible party for the terminal equipment subject to a
   Supplier's Declaration of Conformity also shall provide to the purchaser of
   such terminal equipment, instructions as required by the Administrative
   Council for Terminal Attachments.

   (2) A copy of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity shall be provided to
   the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments along with any other
   information the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments requires;
   this information shall be made available to the public.

   (3) The responsible party shall make a copy of the Supplier's Declaration of
   Conformity freely available to the general public on its company website.
   The information shall be accessible to the disabled community from the
   website. If the responsible party does not have a functional and reliable
   website, then the responsible party shall inform the Administrative Council
   for Terminal Attachments of such circumstances, and the Administrative
   Council for Terminal Attachments shall make a copy available on its website.

   (f)  For a telephone that is not hearing aid-compatible, as defined in
   § 68.316 of this part, the responsible party also shall provide the following
   in the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity:

   (1)  Notice that FCC rules prohibit the use of that handset in certain
   locations; and

   (2) A list of such locations (see § 68.112).

   [ 66 FR 7586 , Jan. 24, 2001]

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