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WHO launched MeDevIS platform with EMDN & GMDN

On 9 July 2024, WHO announced the launch of the first global open-access platform for medical devices: MeDevIS. MeDevIS references two international naming systems for medical devices - the European Medical Device Nomenclature (EMDN), mostly used in European countries for registration in the European database, and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) used in regulatory agencies in Australia, Canada, the…
Ben Kemp
July 16, 2024
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Webinars: CSRD Deadline Prep: Your Essential Summer School Session

31 July - 9am This webinar offers clear guidance on: CSRD timelines and how it’s different from existing legislation The link between the CSRD and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Identifying what needs to be reported — and what doesn’t Recognizing the urgency of starting your CSRD compliance program now Practical steps to kickstart your compliance journey Find out…
Ben Kemp
July 16, 2024
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MHRA weekly update (WC 01 Jul)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Medical devices: UK approved bodies* Page summary: UK approved bodies listed under Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002). Change made: Updated ‘DEKRA Certification UK Ltd medical devices scope’. *Note: IVD devices are not in scope Medical devices given exceptional use authorisations during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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July 10, 2024
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DBT weekly update (WC 01 Jul)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. UK Trade Tariff: duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas Page summary: Temporary duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas for importing goods into the UK. Change made: Guidance updated to reflect closing of new suspensions window that ran from 8 May 2024 to 3 July 2024. UK-Australia FTA Joint Committee Statement…
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July 10, 2024
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MDCG guidance on the classification rules for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) under Regulation (EU) 2017/746

On 08 July, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) published MDCG 2020-16 Rev. 3 guidance on "the classification rules for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) under Regulation (EU) 2017/746". This document provides updates from the previous revision released in February 2023. These include: Addition of ‘kit’ definition Revision of examples for Rule 3(a) and Rule 6 Revision of Rule…
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July 10, 2024