16 CFR 1110.15: Legal responsibility of finished product certifiers.

Finished product certifiers may, directly or through another entity, maintain an electronic certificate platform. Pursuant to part 1109 of this chapter, a finished product certifier may rely on another party to test or certify component parts or finished products. Also, for purposes of § 1110.13(a)(1), a finished product certifier may rely on another party to enter data into the Product Registry or to certify finished products on their behalf. The finished product certifier, identified in § 1110.7, remains legally responsible for the information in a finished product certificate, including its validity, accuracy, completeness, and availability.