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API Licensing Standards Compliance Guide

This Advisory informs API licensees about the necessity of maintaining an official, authorized copy of all relevant API documents for licensing and certification. Non-compliance may lead to non-conformance and potential suspension or cancellation of API licenses and certificates. The advisory also emphasizes that it supersedes previous guidance and compliance is mandatory for certification.

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API Licensing Standards Compliance Guide

This Advisory informs API licensees about the necessity of maintaining an official, authorized copy of all relevant API documents for licensing and certification. Non-compliance may lead to non-conformance and potential suspension or cancellation of API licenses and certificates. The advisory also emphasizes that it supersedes previous guidance and compliance is mandatory for certification.

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ADVISORY 9

RECOGNITION AND AUTHORITY OF PUBLISHED STANDARDS

This Advisory is intended to notify all licensees of API’s ongoing commitment to maintaining the
integrity and safety of its licensing and certification programs.

Before the approval of an application for API Monogram licensing and /or APIQR registration, the
organization must maintain an official, current copy of all API documents relative to the scope of the
application, license and or certification. The official copy must be also an authorized copy as verified
by having a watermark that contains the organization’s name or evidence in the form of an invoice
showing that the organization purchased an authorized copy from an API authorized redistributor. In
addition, these documents shall be clearly identified as Audit Criteria during the internal audit that
must be performed as required by the applicable management system standard(s). The organization
shall maintain the authorized, official copy of the current version of the applicable API documents as
long as they are actively participating in any API licensing and certification program.

Failure to comply with the above will result in a non-conformance, and if not rectified, can lead to the
suspension or cancelation of the company’s API Monogram License(s) and / or APIQR Certificate(s)
of Registration. Authorized copies of API publications can be purchased through API’s website or
through an authorized API redistributor. To verify whether or not any given company is an
authorized redistributor, please contact apipubs@[Link].

This advisory supersedes any previous guidance. It is considered part of API’s Program
Requirements and compliance is required for certification.

Advisory 9 June 14, 2016 API is an equal opportunity employer

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