Governmental or Regulatory Activity
regulatory authority
reg·u·la·to·ry au·thor·i·ty
Definitions related to regulatory authority:
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A geopolitical organization responsible for regulating products used in health care.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Governmental bodies that have the power to pass and enforce laws. Example(s): Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA.BRIDG Model DictionaryBiomedical Research Integrated Domain Group, 2019
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(regulatory authorities) Bodies having the power to regulate. NOTE: In the ICH GCP guideline the term includes the authorities that review submitted clinical data and those that conduct inspections. These bodies are sometimes referred to as competent authorities.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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