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EU Updates MDR and IVDR

Regulation (EU) 2024/1860 amending the MDR and the IVDR was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 9 July and entered into force immediately.

Important changes include:

  • Extension of the transitional provisions of the IVDR according to a tiered approach based on risk classes with the establishment of conditions modelled on Regulation (EU) 2023/607
  • Introduction of a notification requirement in the event of interruption of supply of a medical device or in vitro diagnostic medical device
  • Gradual introduction of centralised registration in EUDAMED (starting at the end of 2025)

Source:

Regulation (EU) 2024/1860

 

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