[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR11.100]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 11_ELECTRONIC RECORDS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C_Electronic Signatures
 
Sec.  11.100  General requirements.


    (a) Each electronic signature shall be unique to one individual and 
shall not be reused by, or reassigned to, anyone else.
    (b) Before an organization establishes, assigns, certifies, or 
otherwise sanctions an individual's electronic

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signature, or any element of such electronic signature, the organization 
shall verify the identity of the individual.
    (c) Persons using electronic signatures shall, prior to or at the 
time of such use, certify to the agency that the electronic signatures 
in their system, used on or after August 20, 1997, are intended to be 
the legally binding equivalent of traditional handwritten signatures.
    (1) The certification shall be submitted in paper form and signed 
with a traditional handwritten signature, to the Office of Regional 
Operations (HFC-100), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    (2) Persons using electronic signatures shall, upon agency request, 
provide additional certification or testimony that a specific electronic 
signature is the legally binding equivalent of the signer's handwritten 
signature.