Regulation (EU) 2022/112: what it means for Healthcare & Medical Devices
The Regulation (EU) 2022/112 is part of the EU rulebook for healthcare & medical devices. Its subject matter covers medical device and in vitro diagnostic — core to the sector.
Regulation (EU) 2022/112 is on the Healthcare & Medical Devices rulebook because its official title matches medical device and in vitro diagnostic. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.
What the act does
to propose a progressive roll-out of the new In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to prevent disruption in the supply of these essential healthcare products. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices establishes a new regulatory framework for in vitro diagnostic medical devices, such as HIV tests, pregnancy tests or SARS-CoV-2…
Why it matters for Healthcare & Medical Devices
Healthcare, medtech and digital-health companies face EU rules on medical devices, diagnostics and health data. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.
Regulation (EU) 2022/112 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers medical device and in vitro diagnostic. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
The rest of the Healthcare & Medical Devices rulebook
Every other EU file in scope for Healthcare & Medical Devices.
Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.
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