Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Résumé

The purpose of this memorandum of understanding (MOU) is to set forth an agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (collectively "the Parties", or individually as a "Party") to provide a framework for coordination and collaborative efforts between these two agencies which are both components of the Department of Health and Human Services. This MOU also provides the principles and procedures by which information exchanges between FDA and CDC shall take place. This memorandum supersedes the Memorandum of Understanding between the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration, dated June 26, 2000, and numbered 225-03-8001.