[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1310.10]

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                         TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS
 
   CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 1310_RECORDS AND REPORTS OF LISTED CHEMICALS AND CERTAIN MACHINES
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1310.10  Removal of the exemption of drugs distributed under the 
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

    (a) The Administrator may remove from exemption under Sec. 
1310.01(b)(28)(i)(D) any drug or group of drugs that the Administrator 
finds

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is being diverted to obtain a listed chemical for use in the illicit 
production of a controlled substance. In removing a drug or group of 
drugs from the exemption the Administrator shall consider:
    (1) The scope, duration, and significance of the diversion;
    (2) Whether the drug or group of drugs is formulated in such a way 
that it cannot be easily used in the illicit production of a controlled 
substance; and
    (3) Whether the listed chemical can be readily recovered from the 
drug or group of drugs.
    (b) Upon determining that a drug or group of drugs should be removed 
from the exemption under paragraph (a) of this section, the 
Administrator shall issue and publish in the Federal Register his 
proposal to remove the drug or group of drugs from the exemption, which 
shall include a reference to the legal authority under which the 
proposal is based. The Administrator shall permit any interested person 
to file written comments on or objections to the proposal. After 
considering any comments or objections filed, the Administrator shall 
publish in the Federal Register his final order.
    (c) The Administrator shall limit the removal of a drug or group of 
drugs from exemption under paragraph (a) of this section to the most 
identifiable type of the drug or group of drugs for which evidence of 
diversion exists unless there is evidence, based on the pattern of 
diversion and other relevant factors, that the diversion will not be 
limited to that particular drug or group of drugs.
    (d) Any manufacturer seeking reinstatement of a particular drug 
product that has been removed from an exemption may apply to the 
Administrator for reinstatement of the exemption for that particular 
drug product on the grounds that the particular drug product is 
manufactured and distributed in a manner that prevents diversion. In 
determining whether the exemption should be reinstated the Administrator 
shall consider:
    (1) The package sizes and manner of packaging of the drug product;
    (2) The manner of distribution and advertising of the drug product;
    (3) Evidence of diversion of the drug product;
    (4) Any actions taken by the manufacturer to prevent diversion of 
the drug product; and
    (5) Such other factors as are relevant to and consistent with the 
public health and safety, including the factors described in paragraph 
(a) of this section as applied to the drug product.
    (e) Within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the 
application for reinstatement of the exemption, the Administrator shall 
notify the applicant of his acceptance or non-acceptance of his 
application, and if not accepted, the reason therefor. If the 
application is accepted for filing, the Administrator shall issue and 
publish in the Federal Register his order on the reinstatement of the 
exemption for the particular drug product, which shall include a 
reference to the legal authority under which the order is based. This 
order shall specify the date on which it shall take effect. The 
Administrator shall permit any interested person to file written 
comments on or objections to the order. If any such comments raise 
significant issues regarding any finding of fact or conclusion of law 
upon which the order is based, the Administrator shall immediately 
suspend the effectiveness of the order until he may reconsider the 
application in light of the comments and objections filed. Thereafter, 
the Administrator shall reinstate, revoke, or amend his original order 
as he determines appropriate.
    (f) Unless the Administrator has evidence that the drug product is 
being diverted, as determined by applying the factors set forth in 
paragraph (a) of this section, and the Administrator so notifies the 
applicant, transactions involving a specific drug product will not be 
considered regulated transactions during the following periods:
    (1) While a bonafide application for reinstatement of exemption 
under paragraph (d) of this section for the specific drug product is 
pending resolution, provided that the application for reinstatement is 
filed not later than 60 days after the publication of the final order 
removing the exemption; and
    (2) For a period of 60 days following the Administrator's denial of 
an application for reinstatement.

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    (g) An order published by the Administrator in the Federal Register, 
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section, to reinstate an exemption may 
be modified or revoked with respect to a particular drug product upon a 
finding that:
    (1) Applying the factors set forth in paragraph (a) of this section 
to the particular drug product, the drug product is being diverted; or
    (2) There is a significant change in the data that led to the 
issuance of the final rule.

[60 FR 32461, June 22, 1995, as amended at 62 FR 13968, Mar. 24, 1997; 
67 FR 14862, Mar. 28, 2002]