The European Commission published on 1 June 2011 a proposal for a Regulation on European Standardisation to revise the current European system.

COCIR welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for better and faster standards to advance Europe’s competitiveness. It will support worldwide trade of medical devices, foster innovation and improve the quality of healthcare on a global scale. Finally, it will address the urgent needs of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector.

Because our concept “once approved, accepted everywhere” remains crucial for Medical Devices, and because international standards are key elements towards this vision, COCIR released <media 263>concrete recommendations</media> to help the new European regulation to become even more robust.