---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 768.6"
title: "15"
number: "768.6"
heading: "Criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/768.6"
---

# §768.6. Criteria.


BIS will evaluate the evidence contained in a FAS or TAC certification and all other evidence gathered in the assessment process in accordance with certain criteria that must be met before BIS can recommend a positive determination to the Secretary. The criteria are defined in [§ 768.1(d)](/cfr/15/768.1.md?p=d) of this part. In order to initiate an assessment, each FAS and TAC certification should address each of these criteria. The criteria are statutorily prescribed and are:

- (a) Available-in-fact;
- (b) Non-U.S. source;
- (c) Sufficient quantity; and
- (d) **Comparable quality.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 15, 2017, 82 FR 39005 (August 16, 2017).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 12915, Mar. 25, 1996, unless otherwise noted.