Regulatory ESSENTIAL



Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

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Scope: This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), based on the - Medical Device Regulation 2002 (SI 2002 no.618) - EU Directive 93/42 - Guidance documents for medical devices, published by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) UK adopted to the former EU Medical Device Directive. When Great Britain left the European Union (31-JAN-2020 - Exit Day), they did not adopt the newly published EU Medical Device Regulation. In scope of this ESSENTIAL are Medical Products, Classes I, IIa, IIb, III. Not in scope of this CRF: - In-Vitro Diagnostica - Active Implantable Medical Devices

Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer
Legislation in force: The Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 regulates Medical Devices in Part 4. Other topics: The Commissioner for Patient Safety, Human and Veterinary Medicines The UK MDR 2002 is the UK adaption of Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices (EU MDD). The new EU Medical Devices Regulation (Regulation 2017/745) (EU MDR) has applied in EU Member States and Northern Ireland. As these EU regulations did not take effect during the transition period, they do not and will not apply in Great Britain. Definition of a medical device in the UK MDR 2002 (Regulation 2): Medical device means any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, together with any accessories, including the software intended by its manufacturer to be used specifically for diagnosis or therapeutic purposes or both and necessary for its proper application which – a) intended by the manufacturer to be used for human beings for the purpose of: i. diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease ii. diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury or handicap iii. investigation, replacement or modification of the anatomy or of a physiological process, or iv. control of conception; and b) does not achieve its principal intended action in or on the human body by pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means, even if it is assisted in its function by such means. UK 93/42/EEC is the national transposition of EU Directive 93/42/EG Medical devices are classified as belonging to Class I, IIa, IIb or III in accordance with the classification criteria set out in Annex IX of Directive 93/42 (European Union).

Application national: UK (England, Scotland, Wales), Responsible Person, The Medical Devices Regulations 2002, UK Approved Body, Medical Device Classes I, IIa, IIb, III

Countries: Image for GB United Kingdom,  
Status: Published 2023-03-28 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Benjamin Kerger
Last change 2023-08-24 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: Hints, Medical devices
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Scope of this ESSENTIAL
This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements in Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), based on the
- Medical Device Regulation 2002 (SI 2002 no.618)
- EU Directive 93/42
- Guidance documents for medical devices, published by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

UK adopted to the former EU Medical Device Directive.
When Great Britain left the European Union (31-JAN-2020 - Exit Day), they did not adopt the newly published EU Medical Device Regulation.

In scope of this ESSENTIAL are Medical Products, Classes I, IIa, IIb, III.
Not in scope of this CRF:
- In-Vitro Diagnostica
- Active Implantable Medical Devices'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
Here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO
(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors
Here you will get textual information

Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
Here you will get textual information

What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses
Here you will get textual information

Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
Here you will get textual information

E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
Here you will get textual information

Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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(only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO license)

Hints
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
Here you will get textual information

Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
Here you will get textual information

[Yes/No]

IMDRF Membership
Here you will get textual information

Established in October 2011, the IMDRF is a forum for medical device regulators from multiple jurisdictions who have agreed to work together to promote international harmonization and convergence in the medical device field. The IMDRF builds on the foundational work of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), which was established in 1992 with the EU as one of the founding members.

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
Here you will get textual information

Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
Here you will get textual information

e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
Here you will get textual information

Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
Here you will get textual information

e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
Here you will get textual information

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
Here you will get textual information

e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
Here you will get textual information

e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

Is in-country testing legally required?
Here you will get textual information

Acceptance of foreign test reports
Here you will get textual information

Hints
Here you will get textual information

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
Here you will get a image or chart

e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
Here you will get related hyperlink(s)

e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

Required information on the product and/or packaging
Here you will get textual information

e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
Here you will get textual information

Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
Here you will get textual information

Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Hints
Here you will get a image or chart

Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


Code, ContinentGBR, Europe
Economic Area
Official LanguageEnglish (plus 6 regional official languages) De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
Standard InstituteBSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
HS CodememberYes, since 1952






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