CFR > Title 22 - Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES (parts 91 to 99) > PART 96—ACCREDITATION OF AGENCIES AND APPROVAL OF PERSONS UNDER THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 2000 (IAA) > SUBPART C—Accreditation and Approval Requirements for the Provision of Adoption Services (§96.12 to §96.17) > 96.16—Public domestic authorities.

96.16—Public domestic authorities.

Public domestic authorities are not required to become accredited to be able to provide adoption services in Convention adoption cases, but must comply with the Convention, the IAA, and other applicable law when providing services in a Convention adoption case.