21 CFR § 1271.27 - Will FDA assign me a registration number?

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title: "21 CFR § 1271.27 - Will FDA assign me a registration number?"
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title_name: "Food and Drugs"
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section_name: "Will FDA assign me a registration number?"
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1271"
part_name: "HUMAN CELLS, TISSUES, AND CELLULAR AND TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 263a, 264, 271."
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# 1271.27 Will FDA assign me a registration number?

(a) FDA will assign each location a permanent registration number.

(b) FDA acceptance of an establishment registration and HCT/P listing form does not constitute a determination that an establishment is in compliance with applicable rules and regulations or that the HCT/P is licensed or approved by FDA.