Food and Drug Regulations

C.08.009.01 The following definitions apply in sections C.08.009.03 to C.08.009.05.

Chief Public Health Officer

Chief Public Health Officer means the Chief Public Health Officer appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act. (administrateur en chef de la santé publique)

foreign regulatory authority

foreign regulatory authority means a government agency or other entity outside Canada that has a legal right to control the manufacturing, use or sale of drugs within its jurisdiction and that may take enforcement action to ensure that drugs marketed within its jurisdiction comply with the applicable legal requirements. (autorité réglementaire étrangère)