The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has issued new guidance documents under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR): MDCG 2021-08 lays out application mechanisms including application forms for clinical… Read More
The EU has approval to adopt and list standards that will be recognised under Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (MDR and… Read More
The European Commission issued an article that announces the expiration of the EU-Switzerland Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). The article says: “The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) is one of the key… Read More
The date of application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) is approaching and the European Commission has issued new and updated guidance documents. Please find below a list… Read More
The European Commission’s “State of play of joint Implementation plan on actions considered necessary to ensure the sound functioning of the new framework for medical devices under the MDR”, which… Read More
In summer 2019, mdi Europa has reported that the European Commission has restructured its website on medical devices. Since then, manufacturers could retrieve valuable information about EU regulatory requirements under… Read More
The formal standardisation request from the European Commission to the European standards bodies will get essential standards work to support compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR). The… Read More
On its website on the European database on medical devices (EUDAMED), the European Commission has declared a new timetable for the new Eudamed medical device database. According to the Commission,… Read More
The German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has specified on its website the provisions for this special route, which follows Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 from March 13. The article… Read More
What has been proposed by the European Commission and confirmed by the European Parliament has been signed off by the European Council. As a consequence, the delay of Regulation (EU)… Read More
The European Commission has published a derogatory report on the level of evidence available for COVID-19 tests – RNA, antigen and antibody tests – arriving on the market. It explains… Read More
The proposal for a one-year delay of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) that was proposed the European Commission has been confirmed by the European Parliament. The last step… Read More
The European Commission has continued to work on guidance for manufacturers and other economic operators of medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide answers on specific questions that… Read More
The European Commission proposed a delay of the MDR and suggested to postpone the date of application for one year due to the current COVID-19 crisis. The Joint Implementation/Preparedness Plan… Read More
The European Commission proposed to exempt certain medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) urgently required in the current COVID-19 crisis from regular CE marking requirements. Germany and the UK… Read More
From different sources we have heard that the introduction of EUDAMED will be delayed – probably for two years. In the meantime, this has been confirmed on the European Commission’s… Read More
The European Commission has restructured and further developed its website on the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR). We strongly… Read More
The European Commission has recently published a new reporting template for serious incidents under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices… Read More
