Medical devices

Short name:

Medical devices

Base:

Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices
OJ L 169 of 12 July 1993

Modification:

• Directive 93/68/EEC [CE Marking]
• Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
• Directive 2000/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2000 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC as regards medical devices incorporating stable derivates of human blood or human plasma
• Directive 2001/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001 amending Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices
• Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 90/385/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices, Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market

Directive repealed:

76/764/EEC (repealed as from 1 January 1995)

Guide for application:

• Guidance on CE marking for professionals
• Guidelines related to medical devices directives

European Commission contact point:

Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Medical devices
Email
Webpage on medical devices

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