---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 230.72"
title: "21"
number: "230.72"
heading: "Change in ownership of a granted certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/230.72"
---

# §230.72. Change in ownership of a granted certification.


An applicant may transfer ownership of its certification. At the time of transfer the new and former owners are required to submit information to FDA as follows:

- (a) The former owner must submit a letter or other document that states that all rights to the certification have been transferred to the new owner.
- (b) The new owner must submit a supplement under [§ 230.70](/cfr/21/230.70.md) signed by the new owner describing any changes in the conditions in the granted certification and a letter or other document containing the date that the change in ownership is effective.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352, 353, 355, 355a, 355f, 356, 356a, 356b, 356c, 356e, 360b, 360cc, 360ddd, 360ddd-1, 371, 374, 379e, 379k-1, 381.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 51777, June 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.