Europe – Questions and Answers on Certificates of Free Sale and Article 60 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR)

This Questions and Answers document was developed by competent authorities, with the aim of providing guidance in the area of Certificates of Free Sale.

It considers how certificates of free sale should be processed/ generated for ‘old’, ‘legacy’ and MDR compliant devices. It highlights where certificates of free sale can be issued in the context of Article 60 (1) of the Regulation and where the use of national provisions may be required.

The document was endorsed by the CAMD during the 50th plenary meeting held in Paris in June 2022…