9 CFR § 116.8 - Completion and retention of records.

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title: "9 CFR § 116.8 - Completion and retention of records."
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title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "116.8"
section_name: "Completion and retention of records."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, AND ANALOGOUS PRODUCTS; ORGANISMS AND VECTORS"
part_number: "116"
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# 116.8 Completion and retention of records.

All records (other than disposition records and adverse event records) required by this part must be completed by the licensee, permittee, or foreign manufacturer before any portion of a serial of any product may be marketed in the United States or exported. All records must be retained at the licensed or foreign establishment or permittee's place of business for a period of 2 years after the expiration date of a product or longer as may be required by the Administrator.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0013)

[83 FR 22836, May 17, 2018]