Jack, ik weet niet of dit helpt. Een eigenaardig gebruik van "order" in "obtain an order". Naar mijn gevoel kun je het vertalen met oordeel, instructie, of gewoon toestemming.

How may a manufacturer legally market a new tobacco product in the United States?

"There are three regulatory pathways by which a manufacturer may legally market a new tobacco product in the United States:
Submit to FDA a premarket application under section 910(c) and obtain an order authorizing marketing of the new tobacco product (section 910(c))
Submit to FDA a Substantial Equivalence Report and obtain an order finding the product to be substantially equivalent to a predicate tobacco product (section 910(a)(2))
Submit to FDA a request for an exemption from the Substantial Equivalence requirements and obtain an exemption (section 905(j)(3))"

En verderop:

"Once a Substantial Equivalence Report is submitted, the FDA will review it and issue either an order of substantial equivalence or an order stating that the product is not substantially equivalent. An order of substantial equivalence allows the product to be commercially marketed. A tobacco product may not be commercially marketed if you receive an order stating your product is not substantially equivalent. (section 910(a)(2))"
http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/ResourcesforYou/ForIndust...

Dit is wellicht de brontekst:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Parts 16 and 1107
[Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0646]
RIN 0910–AG39
Tobacco Products, Exemptions From
Substantial Equivalence Requirements
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-05/pdf/2011-16766.pd...