Issue Date: October 2, 1998
Issued by: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Topic(s): Administrative / Procedural
Status: Draft
Submitting Debarment Certification Statements
Section 306(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) (21 U.S.C. 335a(k)), as amended by the Generic Drug Enforcement Act of 1992 (GDEA), requires that drug product applicants certify that they did not and will not use in any capacity the services of any debarred persons in connection with a drug product application. If the application is an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA), it must also include a list of all convictions described under section 306(a) and (b) of the Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(a) and (b)) that occurred within the previous 5 years and were committed by the applicant or affiliated persons responsible for the development or submission of the ANDA.
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