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In the Federal Register of January 26,200O (65 FR 4112), FDA published a final rule (the January 2000 rule) that amended its MDR regulations governing reporting by manufacturers, importers, distributors, and user facilities of adverse events related to medical devices. These amendments were made to implement revisions to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the
act) under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA). These regulations became effective March 27,200O. Under certain provisions of FDAMA, reporting requirements for distributors were eliminated, but reporting requirements for importers, and requirements for distributors to keep records concerning adverse device events and make them available to FDA upon request continue to apply. To accommodate these changes, part 804 (21 CFR part 804) was removed and language was integrated into part 803 (21 CFR part 803) that reflected the retention of importer reporting requirements and recordkeeping requirements for distributors.