[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 21, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 21CFR1.101]



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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS

 

CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 1_GENERAL ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart E_Imports and Exports

 

Sec.  1.101  Notification and recordkeeping.



    (a) Scope. This section pertains to notifications and records 

required for human drug, biological product, device, animal drug, food, 

and cosmetic exports under sections 801 or 802 of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) or (21 U.S.C. 381 and 382) or section 

351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).

    (b) Recordkeeping requirements for human drugs, biological products, 

devices, animal drugs, foods, and cosmetics exported under or subject to 

section 801(e)(1) of the act. Persons exporting an article under section 

801(e)(1) of the act or an article otherwise subject to section 

801(e)(1) of the act shall maintain records as enumerated in paragraphs 

(b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section demonstrating that the product 

meets the requirements of section 801(e)(1) of the act. Such records 

shall be maintained for the same period of time as required for records 

subject to good manufacturing practice or quality systems regulations 

applicable to the product, except that records pertaining to the export 

of foods and cosmetics under section 801(e)(1) of the act shall be kept 

for 3 years after the date of exportation. The records shall be made 

available to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), upon request, 

during an inspection for review and copying by FDA.

    (1) Records demonstrating that the product meets the foreign 

purchaser's specifications: The records must contain sufficient 

information to match the foreign purchaser's specifications to a 

particular export;

    (2) Records demonstrating that the product does not conflict with 

the laws of the importing country: This may consist of either a letter 

from an appropriate foreign government agency, department, or other 

authorized body stating that the product has marketing approval from the 

foreign government or does not conflict with that country's laws, or a 

notarized certification by a responsible company official in the United 

States that the product does not conflict with the laws of the importing 

country and that includes a statement acknowledging that he or she is 

subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1001;



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    (3) Records demonstrating that the product is labeled on the outside 

of the shipping package that it is intended for export: This may consist 

of copies of any labels or labeling statements, such as ``For export 

only,'' that are placed on the shipping packages or, if the exported 

product does not have a shipping package or container, on shipping 

invoices or other documents accompanying the exported product; and

    (4) Records demonstrating that the product is not sold or offered 

for sale in the United States: This may consist of production and 

shipping records for the exported product and promotional materials.

    (c) Additional recordkeeping requirements for partially processed 

biological products exported under section 351(h) of the Public Health 

Service Act. In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b) of this 

section, persons exporting a partially processed biological product 

under section 351(h) of the Public Health Service Act shall maintain, 

for the same period of time as required for records subject to good 

manufacturing practice or quality systems regulations applicable to the 

product, and make available to FDA, upon request, during an inspection 

for review and copying by FDA, the following records:

    (1) Records demonstrating that the product for export is a partially 

processed biological product and not in a form applicable to the 

prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases or injuries of man;

    (2) Records demonstrating that the partially processed biological 

product was manufactured in conformity with current good manufacturing 

practice requirements;

    (3) Records demonstrating the distribution of the exported partially 

processed biological products; and

    (4) Copies of all labeling that accompanies the exported partially 

processed biological product and other records demonstrating that the 

exported partially processed biological product is intended for further 

manufacture into a final dosage form outside the United States; this may 

include a container label with the statement, ``Caution: For Further 

Manufacturing Use Only'' and any package insert.

    (d) Notification requirements for drugs, biological products, and 

devices exported under section 802 of the act. (1) Persons exporting a 

human drug, biological product, or device under section 802 of the act, 

other than a drug, biological product, or device for investigational use 

exported under section 802(c) of the act, or a drug, biological product, 

or device exported in anticipation of marketing authorization under 

section 802(d) of the act, shall provide written notification to FDA. 

The notification shall identify:

    (i) The product's trade name;

    (ii) If the product is a drug or biological product, the product's 

abbreviated or proper name or, if the product is a device, the type of 

device;

    (iii) If the product is a drug or biological product, a description 

of the product's strength and dosage form or, if the product is a 

device, the product's model number; and

    (iv) If the export is to a country not listed in section 802(b)(1) 

of the act, the country that is to receive the exported article. The 

notification may, but is not required to, identify countries listed in 

section 802(b)(1) of the act or state that the export is intended for a 

listed country without identifying the listed country.

    (2) The notification shall be sent to the following addresses:

    (i) For biological products and devices regulated by the Center for 

Biologics Evaluation and Research--Division of Case Management (HFM-

610), Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality, Center for Biologics 

Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville 

Pike, suite 200N, Rockville, MD 20852-1448.

    (ii) For human drug products, biological products, and devices 

regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research--Division of 

New Drugs and Labeling Compliance (HFD-310), Center for Drug Evaluation 

and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, MD 20857.

    (iii) For devices--Division of Program Operations (HFZ-305), Center 

for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 2094 

Gaither Rd., Rockville, MD 20850.

    (e) Recordkeeping requirements for products subject to section 

802(g) of the



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act. (1) Any person exporting a product under any provision of section 

802 of the act shall maintain records of all drugs, biological products, 

and devices exported and the countries to which the products were 

exported. In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b) of this 

section, such records include, but are not limited to, the following:

    (i) The product's trade name;

    (ii) If the product is a drug or biological product, the product's 

abbreviated or proper name or, if the product is a device, the type of 

device;

    (iii) If the product is a drug or biological product, a description 

of its strength and dosage form and the product's lot or control number 

or, if the product is a device, the product's model number;

    (iv) The consignee's name and address; and

    (v) The date on which the product was exported and the quantity of 

product exported.

    (2) These records shall be kept at the site from which the products 

were exported or manufactured, and be maintained for the same period of 

time as required for records subject to good manufacturing practice or 

quality systems regulations applicable to the product. The records shall 

be made available to FDA, upon request, during an inspection for review 

and copying by FDA.



[66 FR 65447, Dec. 19, 2001, as amended at 69 FR 48774, Aug. 11, 2004; 

70 FR 14980, Mar. 24, 2005]



Subparts F-G [Reserved]