A chemical analysis laboratory that meets the ISO 17025 standard, is accredited by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), or is accredited under the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) agreement will ensure the completed analyses comply with California’s restriction of heavy metals in brake friction material on January 1, 2014. The chemical analysis laboratory must also be able to perform the methods listed in SAE J 2975-2013. If the accredited laboratory uses an alternative analysis method that may be equivalent to one or more methods listed in SAE J 2975-2013, then the Washington State Department of Ecology and the DTSC need to review the method(s) to confirm equivalence prior to testing. Both California and Washington State do not require the chemical analysis laboratory to be a third-party laboratory. However, the California law does require the brake friction material to be certified by a registrar who may have additional requirements/conditions that may prevent or restrict the use of in-house laboratories.