---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 12.83"
title: "21"
number: "12.83"
heading: "Advisory opinions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/12.83"
---

# §12.83. Advisory opinions.


Before or during a hearing, a person may, under [§ 10.85](/cfr/21/10.85.md), request the Commissioner for an advisory opinion on whether any regulation or order under consideration in the proceeding applies to a specific situation.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 141-149, 321-393, 467f, 679, 821, 1034; 42 U.S.C. 201, 262, 263b-263n, 264; 15 U.S.C. 1451-1461; 5 U.S.C. 551-558, 701-721; 28 U.S.C. 2112.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 22339, Apr. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.