{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 40.125","title":"What relationship may an MRO have with a laboratory?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"As an MRO, you may not enter into any relationship with an employer's laboratory that creates a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with your responsibilities to that employer. You may not derive any financial benefit by having an employer use a specific laboratory. For ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-125.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-125.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-125","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.125","body":"As an MRO, you may not enter into any relationship with an employer's laboratory that creates a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with your responsibilities to that employer. You may not derive any financial benefit by having an employer use a specific laboratory. For examples of relationships between laboratories and MROs that the Department views as creating a conflict of interest or the appearance of such a conflict, see § 40.101(b).","truncated":false,"body_characters":471}