The Act on Medical Devices
(Medical Devices Act)
The Act on Medical Devices of 2nd August 1994 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1963), in the version of 7th
August 2002 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3146), last amended by Article 12 of the Act of 24th July 2010
(Federal Law Gazette I, p. 983)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One
The purpose and scope of the Act, definition of terms
§ 1 The purpose of the Act
§ 2 The scope of the Act
§ 3 Definition of terms
Part Two
Requirements for medical devices and their operation
§ 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
§ 7 Essential requirements
§ 8 Harmonised standards, common technical specifications
§ 9 The CE marking
§ 10 Prerequisites for the first placing on the market and the putting into service of systems
and procedure packs as well as for the sterilisation of medical devices
§ 11 Special regulations regarding placing on the market and putting into service
§ 12 Custom-made devices, medical devices manufactured in-house, medical devices in
tended for clinical investigation, performance evaluation or exhibition
§ 13 Classification of medical devices, differentiation from other devices
§ 14 Installation, operation, use and maintenance of medical devices
Part Three
Notified bodies and certificates
§ 15 Designation and supervision of bodies, approval and subcontracting to testing laboratories
§ 15a Designation and supervision of conformity assessment bodies for third countries
§ 16 Expiry, withdrawal, revocation and suspension of the designation
§ 17 Duration of the validity of certificates issued by notified bodies
§ 18 Restriction, suspension and withdrawal of certificates, notification obligation