§ 2576b. Subpart definitions
Notwithstanding section
2571 of this title, for purposes of this subpart—
(1)
Approval procedure
The term “approval procedure” means any registration, notification, or other mandatory administrative procedure for granting permission for a good or service to be produced, marketed, or used for a stated purpose or under stated conditions.
(2)
Conformity assessment procedure
The term “conformity assessment procedure” means any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a technical regulation or standard is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, or approval used for such a purpose, but does not mean an approval procedure.
(3)
Objective
The term “objective” includes—
(B)
protection of human, animal, or plant life or health, the environment or consumers, including matters relating to quality and identifiability of goods or services, and
but does not include the protection of domestic production.
(5)
Standard
The term “standard” means—
(6)
Standards-related measure
The term “standards-related measure” means a standard, technical regulation, or conformity assessment procedure.
(7)
Technical regulation
The term “technical regulation” means—
(8)
Telecommunications service
The term “telecommunications service” means a service provided by means of the transmission and reception of signals by any electromagnetic means, but does not mean the cable, broadcast, or other electromagnetic distribution of radio or television programming to the public generally.