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This document provides requirements for subsurface flow-control devices used in side-pocket mandrels intended for use in the worldwide petroleum and natural gas industry. This document addresses injection-pressure-operated (IPO), production-pressure-operated (PPO), pilot, orifice, tubing-retrievable, and dummy flow-control devices. It includes requirements for selecting, designing, manufacturing, quality control, testing, and preparation for the shipping of flow-control devices. Additionally, it includes information regarding performance testing and calibration requirements.The installation and retrieval of flow-control devices is outside the scope of this document. Additionally, this document is not applicable to flow-control devices with concentric axes.This document does not include requirements for side-pocket mandrels, running, pulling, kick-over tools, or latches. Reconditioning of used flow-control devices is outside the scope of this document.This document supplements API Spec 19G2, 2nd edition (2020), the requirements of which are applicable with the exceptions specified in this document.