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# Guide on Accredited Third-Party Certification Program
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-accredited-third-party-certification-program/
- Published: 2020-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T16:13:20.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5146690

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a final guidance entitled “Temporary Policy Regarding Accredited Third-Party Certification Program Onsite Observation and Certificate Duration Requirements During the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency.” The document communicates the agency’s intention not to enforce certain requirements for the onsite monitoring activities and certificates for the currently recognized accreditation and third-party certification bodies in the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program. Because travel restrictions and advisories related to Covid-19 may impact the ability of the parties to conduct onsite activities, this guidance provides temporary flexibility so that already-issued certifications need not lapse. To view the notice, click [here](https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-09169.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).