Testing facility, definition responsibilities

With the definition of the management the GLP Principles are setting the stage for a successful functioning of a test facility. It stands to reason that there has to be some position of ultimate responsibility for any question or problem that might arise out of the sometimes divergent interests and opinions of the two instances responsible for the GLP-compliant conduct of studies, namely the Study Director and the Quality Assurance. 

In order to attain its purpose, any quality system needs to define very clearly the different levels of responsibility. The definition of the test facility management serves to delineate these responsibility borderlines, and it invests test facility management with the ultimate power for ensuring GLP compliance. 

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