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§ 1 The purpose of the Act

Part One: § 2 The scope of the Act


The purpose and scope of the Act,
definition of terms § 3 Definition of terms

§ 4 Prohibitions to ensure the protection of


patients, users and other persons

§ 5 Person responsible for the first placing on


the market

§ 6 Prerequisites for placing on the market


and putting into service
§ 44 Transitional provisions Part Nine:
Transitional provisions § 7 Essential requirements

§ 8 Harmonised standards, common


technical specifications
§ 40 Criminal provisions
§ 9 The CE marking
§ 41 Criminal provisions
Part Eight: § 10 Prerequisites for the first placing on the
§ 42 Regulatory fining provisions Criminal provisions and regulatory Part Two:
market and the putting into service of
fining provisions Requirements for medical devices systems and procedure packs as well as for
§ 43 Confiscation and their operation the sterilisation of medical devices

§ 11 Special regulations regarding placing on


the market and putting into service
§ 38 Application and enforcement of the Act
Part Seven:
§ 12 Custom-made devices, medical devices
§ 39 Exceptions Special regulations applying to the manufactured in-house, medical devices in
Federal Armed Forces tended for clinical investigation, performance
evaluation or exhibition

§ 13 Classification of medical devices,


§ 32 Tasks and competences of the higher differentiation from other devices
federal authorities in the field of medical

The Act on Medical


devices § 14 Installation, operation, use and
maintenance of medical devices
§ 33 Database-supported information
system, European database Devices (MPG)
§ 34 Export § 15 Designation and supervision of bodies,
approval and subcontracting to testing
Part Six: laboratories
§ 35 Costs
Competent authorities,
§ 36 Co-operation between the authorities and ordinances, miscellaneous § 15a Designation and supervision of
notified bodies in the European Economic Area conformity assessment bodies for third
provisions countries
and the European Commission

§ 37 Delegated powers to issue ordinances § 16 Expiry, withdrawal, revocation and


Part Three: suspension of the designation
§ 37a General administrative ordinances Notified bodies and certificates
§ 17 Duration of the validity of certificates
issued by notified bodies

§ 18 Restriction, suspension and withdrawal


§ 25 General obligation to notify
of certificates, notification obligations

§ 26 The conduct of supervision

§ 27 Procedures in the event of the unlawful § 19 Clinical evaluation, performance


and wrongful affixing of the CE marking evaluation
Part Five:
§ 28 Procedures for the protection against risks § 20 General prerequisites for clinical
Supervision and
investigations
§ 29 Medical Devices Vigilance System protection from risks
§ 21 Special prerequisites for clinical
§ 30 Safety officer for medical devices investigations

§ 31 Medical devices consultant § 22 Procedure regarding the ethics


committee

§ 22a Authorisation procedure at the


competent higher federal authority

Part Four:
§ 22b Withdrawal, revocation and suspension
Clinical evaluation, performance of the authorisation or of the favourable
evaluation, clinical investigation, opinion
performance evaluation studies
§ 22c Changes subsequent to the
authorisation of a clinical investigation

§ 23 Execution of clinical investigations

§ 23a Announcements regarding completion


or early termination of clinical investigations

§ 23b Exceptions to the provisions governing


clinical investigations

§ 24 Performance evaluation studies

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