Essentials of European Medical Device Regulatory Affairs

Reclassification Process

Art. 9.3. Where a Member State considers that the classification rules set out in Annex IX require adaptation in the light of technical progress and any information which becomes available under the information system provided for in Article 10, it may submit a duly substantiated request to the Commission and ask it to take the necessary measures for adaptation of classification rules.

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EU Directives for Reclassification • Reclassification of breast implants: http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:028:0043:004 4:en:PDF • Reclassification of hip, knee and shoulder joint replacements: http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:21 0:0041:0043:en:PDF

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