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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40-1

For Class IIa devices, the authorized body must, as part of the assessment of the quality system, assess the technical documentation for at least one representative sample of each device subcategory i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Declaration relating to custom-made medical devices.

Article R5211-51

…ith the essential requirements and indicate, where applicable, the essential requirements that have not been fully met, together with the reasons for this. This declaration must be attached to class I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-47

…e technical documentation drawn up in application of the EC declaration of conformity procedure and not with an EC type certificate, and with the essential requirements applicable to them. Similarly,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40

…pliers or subcontractors to check the manufacturing processes. The decision of the approved body is notified to the manufacturer. It contains the conclusions of the inspection and a reasoned assessmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance.

Article R5211-49

…iers or subcontractors to check the manufacturing processes. The decision of the authorised body is notified to the manufacturer. It contains the conclusions of the inspection and a reasoned assessmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R5221-7

In the event of disagreement on the application of the classification rules between the manufacturer of an in vitro diagnostic medical device and an authorised body involved in the conformity assessme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-13

…technical meetings, exhibitions and demonstrations of in vitro diagnostic medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided that they are not used on sample…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-22

…cturers shall follow the following procedures: 1° For in vitro diagnostic medical devices which are not included in the lists established by the order mentioned in Article R. 5221-6, the EC declaratio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-21

…conformity assessment procedures only if the procedure corresponding to the category of device does not involve the intervention of an authorised body. Establishments providing care which manufacture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5221-18

The provisions of articles R. 5211-25 to R. 5211-29 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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