21 CFR § 1312.45 - Burden of proof.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1312.45"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1312.45 - Burden of proof."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1312.45"
section_name: "Burden of proof."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1312"
part_name: "IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 871(b), 952, 953, 954, 957, 958."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 7815, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973."
cfr_part: "1312"
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# 1312.45 Burden of proof.

At any hearing on the denial of an application for an import, export, or transshipment permit, the Administrator shall have the burden of proving that the requirements for such permit pursuant to sections 1002, 1003, and 1004 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 952, 953, and 954) are not satisfied.

[37 FR 15924, Aug. 8, 1972. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973]