Strike the definition of Third Party Certified in Section R202 of the International Residential Code in its entirety and insert a new definition of Third Party Certified in the Residential Code in its place to read as follows:
THIRD PARTY CERTIFIED. Product or material for which a certification was obtained by the manufacturer indicating that the function and performance characteristics of such product or material have been determined by testing and ongoing surveillance by an approved third-party certification agency. Assertion of certification is in the form of identification in accordance with the requirements of the third-party certification agency.
Strike the definition of Third Party Tested in Section R202 of the International Residential Code in its entirety and insert a new definition of Third Party Tested in the Residential Code in its place to read as follows:
THIRD PARTY TESTED. Product, material or system that has undergone successfully a procedure by which an approved testing laboratory provides documentation that such product, material or system conforms to specified requirements.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-B202