Distributor meeting Regulatory aspects
Topics Customs Regulatory RUO IVD: limitations RUO IVD: possibilities Registration IVDs CE IVD Marketing and regulation Status in your territory
1 Customs Regulatory Different acceptance criteria Customs: monetary value and safety of handlers (animal, infectious or toxic materials contents ). Regulatory: safety of patient (product-application). Different documentation required Customs: declaration on composition and value. Regulatory: full registration file.
2 RUO IVD: limitations RUO not intended for diagnostic use. GenDx can not and does not support the use of RUO products for IVD purposes. Countries with IVD-regulatory requirements: Distribution non-registered IVDs = illegal and subject to sanctions.
3 RUO IVD: possibilities GenDx RUOs and IVDs are IDENTICAL: Same production procedure Same quality and acceptance criteria Same quality control procedures Same performance Only difference: box label. Declaration of equivalence can be made available.
4 Registration IVDs Purpose: permission from national competent authorities to distribute IVDs in its territory. Procedure: supply information on intended use, design of device and technical evidence of safety. Method: submit registration file based on international format (GHTF) setup + additional territorial requirements. YOU CAN ASSIST IN THIS!
5 CE IVD CE= Conformité Européene Valid only in: EU-/EER-member states, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey Outside of CE-territories CE has not IVD validity New IVD-registration is necessary
6 Marketing and regulation Marketing unregisterd products as IVD is illegal Check your territory’s rules for marketing IVD devices / RUO products
7 Status in your territory