The Chief Quality Officer (CQO) has final approval authority for all Critical (Priority 1) CAPAs and is the required signatory for any extension requests exceeding 180 total days so that critical actions are properly authorized.

Final approval authority for all Critical (Priority 1) CAPAs. Required signatory for any extension requests exceeding 180 total days. The Chief Quality Officer has final approval authority for all Critical CAPAs.

legacy import — synthesised from supporting_context_primary