21 CFR § 1240.20 - Issuance and posting of certificates following inspections.

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title: "21 CFR § 1240.20 - Issuance and posting of certificates following inspections."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1240.20"
section_name: "Issuance and posting of certificates following inspections."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1240"
part_name: "CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 5620, Feb. 6, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1240.20 Issuance and posting of certificates following inspections.

The Commissioner of Food and Drugs may issue certificates based upon inspections provided for in this part and part 1250. Such certificates shall be prominently posted on conveyances.

[40 FR 5620, Feb. 6, 1975, as amended at 48 FR 11431, Mar. 18, 1983]