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21 CFR 820.186: Quality system record

PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION · Subpart M-Records

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Citation 21 CFR 820.186
Section Quality system record
Part PART 820-QUALITY SYSTEM REGULATION
Subpart Subpart M-Records
Subchapter 21 CFR H Medical Devices
Product types cited Devices, Drugs
Regulation text (excerpt) Each manufacturer shall maintain a quality system record (QSR). The QSR shall include, or refer to the location of, procedures and the documentation of activities required by this part that are not specific to a particular type of device(s), including, but not limited to, the records required by § 820.20. Each manufacturer shall ensure that the QSR is prepared and approved in accordance with § 820.40.

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