FDA Debuts New Online Export Certificate System for Animal Feed, Veterinary Products
The Food and Drug Administration on June 22 launched a new online system for U.S. exporters of animal food, drugs and devices to track and receive export certificates. The Center for Veterinary Medicine’s new Export Certification Application and Tracking System (eCATS) “will help facilitate exports by assisting industry in fulfilling importing country requirements for certification by CVM of CVM-regulated animal products,” FDA said. It also “provides a tool for foreign governments to verify the authenticity of export certificates provided to them by industry,” FDA said.
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Beginning June 22, FDA is accepting the following certificates through eCATS: Certificates of Exportability (COE), Certificates to Foreign Government (CFG), Certificates of Free Sale (COFS), Certificates of a Pharmaceutical Product (CPP), and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Certificates. Applications for these export certificates had previously only been accepted on paper through FDA Forms 3613, 3613a and 3613b, FDA said.
“CVM eCATS enables U.S. exporters of animal food, drugs and devices to apply for and obtain export certificates electronically, track the status of requests through email notifications, and print the approved certificates online (except for CPP, as CVM will continue to print and mail CPP certificates using the provided FedEx/UPS label),” FDA said. “CVM eCATS will reduce the amount of time it takes for a manufacturer to apply for and receive export certificates; simplify the process for applying for multiple certificates; and enable foreign governments to verify the authenticity of a manufacturer’s export certificate via the website at any time, enabling faster import processing. The new portal will also help the FDA to more efficiently review the applications in a paper-less environment and better track applications and export certificates that have been issued,” FDA said.