[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: 21CFR26.21]

[Page 252]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
   PART 26_MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PHARMACEUTICAL GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE REPORTS, MEDICAL DEVICE QUALITY SYSTEM AUDIT REPORTS, AND CERTAIN MEDICAL DEVICE 
PRODUCT EVALUATION REPORTS: UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Specific Sector Provisions for Pharmaceutical Good 
                         Manufacturing Practices
 
Sec.  26.21  Safeguard clause.

    Each party recognizes that the importing country has a right to 
fulfill its legal responsibilities by taking actions necessary to ensure 
the protection of human and animal health at the level of protection it 
deems appropriate. This includes the suspension of the distribution, 
product detention at the border of the importing country, withdrawal of 
the batches and any request for additional information or inspection as 
provided in Sec.  26.12.