---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 112.165"
title: "21"
number: "112.165"
heading: "What formats are acceptable for the records I keep?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/112.165"
---

# §112.165. What formats are acceptable for the records I keep?


You must keep records as:

- (a) Original records;
- (b) True copies (such as photocopies, pictures, scanned copies, microfilm, microfiche, or other accurate reproductions of the original records); or
- (c) **Electronic records.** Records that are established or maintained to satisfy the requirements of this part and that meet the definition of electronic records in [§ 11.3(b)(6)](/cfr/21/11.3.md?p=b-6) of this chapter are exempt from the requirements of [part 11](/cfr/21/part11.md) of this chapter. Records that satisfy the requirements of this part, but that also are required under other applicable statutory provisions or regulations, remain subject to [part 11](/cfr/21/part11.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 342, 350h, 371; 42 U.S.C. 243, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 74547, Nov. 27, 2015, unless otherwise noted.