After months of negotiations, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) finally reached an agreement that will define their future relationship, which came into effect at 23:00 GMT on December 31, 2020. As of this date, the UK is a “third country” from the EU perspective, and the same applies to the European Economic Area (EEA)from the UK perspective.
This context has been one of great change for all businesses, in which medical devices have not been the exception. From that date, for medical devices to move between UK and EEA markets, new requirements must be met. But this not only affects England, it also affects Northern Ireland in a special way, where its situation also becomes “special”
Up to this point, Switzerland have been able to be part of the EU for the Medical Devices industry. However, from the Date of Application of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) on May 26, 2021, Switzerland will become a “third country” as regards medical devices. Switzerland has the same regulatory status as UK for medical devices.
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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published new guidance on registration requirements and deadlines for medical devices and IVDs effective January 1, 2021 for some products.
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