---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 101-27.205"
title: "41"
number: "101-27.205"
heading: "Shelf-life codes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/101-27.205"
---

# §101-27.205. Shelf-life codes.


Shelf-life items shall be identified by use of a one-digit code to provide for uniform coding of shelf-life materials by all agencies.

- (a) **The code designators for shelf-life periods of up to 60 months are as follows—**
- (b) **Code designator 0 is used to identify items not included in a shelf-life program.**
- (c) Code designator X shall be used to identify critical end-use items, military essential items, and medical items with a shelf life greater than 60 months. Agencies shall establish controls for such materials to prevent issuance of any unserviceable items.
- (d) Agencies may also establish controls for materials with a shelf life greater than 60 months that are not identified in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section. Such controls should be established only when they are necessary for effective management of the items.

## Notes

### Amendments

[40 FR 59595, Dec. 29, 1975]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

### Amendments

[40 FR 59595, Dec. 29, 1975]