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EU Parliament adopts amendments to EU MDR and IVDR Transition Rules

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On Thursday, the EU Parliament approved the European Commission’s proposal to extend the transition periods of the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). As the Council had already signalled its support, the proposal...more

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The European Commission proposes to extend the transition deadline in the EU Medical Device Regulation

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On Friday 9 December 2022, the European Commission proposed to extend the transition deadline in the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). According to the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella...more

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European Commission proposes to extend MDR transition periods to prevent shortages in medical devices

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The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, has proposed measures to extend the transition rules of Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and...more

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European Commission Proposes Extending Transition Period Foreseen in Medical Devices Regulation

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The implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) was discussed on the second day of the meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) on 9 December 2022. The...more

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The European Commission proposes a new Pharmaceutical Strategy for the EU

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On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a new Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (“the Strategy”). The Strategy is built around four main objectives, each with an assigned work strand....more

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Regulation of COVID-19 Tests in the EU: when do you need to involve a Notified Body?

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Since early this year, the COVID-19 virus substantially affects our daily life. Testing for the presence of or past exposure to the virus is an essential aspect of combatting the COVID-19 outbreak and a number of companies...more

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European Commission announced its plan to postpone the implementation of the MDR by one year

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The European Commission today announced that it is preparing a proposal to postpone the entry into application of the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The proposed postponement would be for one year....more

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The EU Medical Device Regulation: What’s Next?

The EU Medical Device Regulation goes into application on 26 May 2020, with the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation set to follow on 26 May 2022. These new Regulations bring sweeping changes to the market clearance...more

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New MDCG Guidance on Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)

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On 26 September 2019, the European Commission published a new Guidance of the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) concerning the Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance (SSCP). This document is aimed at manufacturers...more

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Publication of rules on designation of expert panels under the Medical Devices Regulations

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In the process of getting ready for the implementation of the forthcoming medical devices Regulations the European Commission published on 10 September 2019 the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1396 (Decision)...more

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European Commission draft implementing regulation on the reprocessing of single-use medical devices: public consultation is open!

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On 23 July 2019, the European Commission published the draft Commission Implementing Regulation (hereafter “Draft”) regarding Common Specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices....more

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European commission publishes Additional Guidance regarding the Medical Devices Vigilance System

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The three medical devices Directives, the Directive for Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMD), the Directive for Medical Devices (MDD) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive (IVDD), provide for the...more

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New Belgian legislation on the distribution of medical devices

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Today, the Belgian Minister of Health published the new Royal Decree of 19 December 2018 on the liberalisation of the distribution circuit for medical devices....more

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European Commission publishes factsheet on the (in vitro) medical devices procurement ecosystem

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The European Commission has published a factsheet addressed to organisers of public tenders involving medical devices. The goal of the factsheet is to provide hospitals, clinics, ministries and competent authorities...more

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European Commission publishes factsheet on medical devices and in vitro medical devices for non-EU and non-EEA competent...

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Introduction The European Commission has published a factsheet addressed to competent authorities of third countries....more

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New “rolling plan” and new guidance documents in relation to the MDR and IVDR

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The European Commission just published an “implementing measures rolling plan” in relation to the MDR and IVDR which are scheduled to apply from 26 May 2020 and 26 May 2022 respectively....more

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MDR and IVDR: the European Commission published some guidance documents

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On 9 August 2018, the European Commission published five new documents intended to provide guidance to manufacturers concerning the implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical...more

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Digital Health: CE marking of medical devices

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In the EU, digital health technologies such as medical apps or wearable sensors can fall within the scope of the medical devices directives. ...more

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UK MHRA Publishes Guide to the New EU Medical Device and IVD Regulations

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) has published an interactive guide to assist companies with understanding the requirements of the new EU Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”) and In Vitro...more

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Medical Device Alert – Finalised texts of the new EU Regulations on medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic medical devices are...

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On 22 February 2017, the Council of the European Union issued the final versions of the draft texts of the European Union (“EU”) Medical Device Regulations (“MDR”) and the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (“IVDR”)....more

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Regulate Frankenstein: the European Parliament calls for new rules for robots

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When a parliamentary report cites Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in its recitals and proposes new regulation for robots with artificial intelligence (“AI”), one cannot be sure whether the 19th or the 21st century has inspired...more

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