Development of Registration and Prior Notice Rules

• Feb. 3, 2003: FDA and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published proposed rules with a 60 day comment period

  • FDA received over 350 comments on Registration and 470 comments on Prior Notice

• Oct. 10, 2003: FDA and CBP published interim final rules (68 FR 58894, 68 FR 58974)
  • Registration System operational Oct. 16, 2003
  • Prior Notice Systems operational Dec. 12, 2003