Implementing Regulation

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On 5 May 2026, the European Commission published an implementing regulation setting new procedural requirements for Notified Body assessments in medical device and IVD conformity assessment procedures (the “Implementing Regulation”). The Implementing Regulation aims to give manufacturers greater certainty in their interactions with Notified Bodies during the initial conformity assessment process and in post-market modifications and re-certifications, as well as aiming to avoid inconsistent practices between Notified Bodies.

To achieve these objectives, the Implementing Regulation sets maximum timelines for Notified Body assessments, provides for standardised rules around quotes by Notified Bodies for carrying out assessments and standardises certain information and verification requirements. The Implementing Regulation also requires each Notified Body to monitor and report on the duration and costs of its assessment activities. Manufacturers will, therefore, have better oversight of the performance of each Notified Body when selecting one to carry out an assessment.

The Implementing Regulation has been developed in response to the inconsistent and divergent interpretation of the procedures for Notified Body assessments under the EU Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR), which makes the processes unpredictable for manufacturers.

The European Commission had previously published the implementing regulation in draft form in December 2025 and opened a consultation, which closed in January 2026.

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On 22 July 2025, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1466 (“Regulation”), updating the EU pharmacovigilance (or “PV”) rules by way of amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 520/2012. The changes aim to clarify and strengthen certain pharmacovigilance obligations (some of which arguably reflect what is already the current practice and expectations of the EU PV inspectors).

The Regulation introduces a number of new compliance expectations and requirements for applicants and marketing authorisation holders (“MAHs”), some of which will start to apply before mid-August.

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The EU Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/2282), which entered into force in January 2022, will start to apply from January 2025 for oncology medicines, advanced therapy medicinal products and medical devices (the HTA Regulation will apply to orphan medicines from 13 January 2028, and all centrally authorised medicines from 13 January 2030).

The HTA Regulation aims to accelerate access to innovative health technologies. Currently, new technologies undergo national-level assessments to evaluate their costs effectiveness, and have to meet national pricing and reimbursement (P&R) requirements to determine if they will be made available on the national healthcare system. This is a costly process, both in economic, and time and resource terms.

The HTA Regulation seeks to increase cooperation across Europe, to ensure the efficient use of resources and strengthen the quality of HTAs. At the heart of the HTA Regulation lies the introduction of EU-level joint clinical assessments (JCAs), which are collaborative assessments, including resources and expertise from different EU Member States. With relevant data only needing to be submitted once within the EU, JCAs will minimize duplication and alleviate the workload for companies and authorities. Under the HTA Regulation, HTA bodies in the Member States are expected to consider the JCA reports in their decision-making processes, but the ultimate decision on whether a particular product will be available and reimbursed on the national healthcare system will remain the competence of the national authority.

Ahead of its introduction, several measures are being introduced, as set out in the Implementation Rolling Plan published by the Commission. These include a number of implementing acts,  IT projects and EU support such as capacity building, training and awareness raising. As part of this, in the past few weeks, the Commission has published information on the evaluation of parameters used in JCA dossiers and a draft Implementing Regulation on JCAs.

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