Consent Decree
What is Consent Decree?
A legally binding agreement between a regulatory body and an organization that resolves compliance violations and mandates specific corrective actions.
Terms that appear alongside consent decree
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as consent decree. The number is how many controls name both.
- consent 3 shared controls
- remediation 2 shared controls
- risk assessment 2 shared controls
- industry self regulation 2 shared controls
- cyber liability 2 shared controls
- ccpa 2 shared controls
- compliance program 2 shared controls
- vendor management 2 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on consent decree
Requirements naming consent decree across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.
TRANSITION PATH from prior QSR to QMSR: the FDA Final Rule (89 FR 7496) provides a 2-year implementation period - the QMSR applies from 2 FEBRUARY 2026 + manufacturers must fully implement the harmonised QMSR by that date.
QMSR-Transition · Transition from prior QSR + 2 February 2026 application + FDA inspection approach →Section 9 of Kentucky CDPA establishes the Attorney General sole enforcement framework + closely modelled on VCDPA Virginia template. (1) Section 9 AG Sole Authority: (a) Attorney General exclusive enforcement;
KY-CDPA-Attorney-General-AG-Enforcement-Sole-30-Day-Cure-Period-7500-Civil-Penalty-Per-Violation · Kentucky CDPA Attorney General Enforcement + Sole Authority + 30-Day Cure Period + USD 7,500 Civil Penalty Per Violation + No Private Right of Action + Injunctive Relief + Attorneys' Fees + Section 9 Enforcement + Children's Data + Sensitive Data Heightened →Section 10 of KOSA establishes the enforcement framework limiting authority to FTC and State Attorneys General. (1) Section 10(a) FTC Federal Enforcement: (a) FTC has sole federal authority;
KOSA-Enforcement-FTC-Section10-State-AG-Sole-Civil-Penalty-43792-Per-Violation-No-Private-Right-of-Action · KOSA Enforcement + Section 10 + FTC Sole Federal Authority + State AG Concurrent + NO Private Right of Action + Civil Penalty up to USD 43,792 Per Violation + Injunctive Relief + State AG Notice to FTC + Multi-State Coordination + Cure Period for Smaller Platforms →Questions people ask about consent decree
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