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December 16, 2025

COCIR response to the publication of the Proposal for a Targeted Revision of the Medical Device Regulation

COCIR welcomes the publication of the legislative proposal for a targeted revision of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). We thank the European Commission...
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April 29, 2025

Open Letter To European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen

The United States is Europe’s most important trading partner for medical technologies. However, recent trade tensions and the threat of tariffs now pose an...
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March 19, 2025

COCIR: Future governance of medical technologies in Europe

In this joint discussion paper, the European medical technology industry, represented by MedTech Europe, AESGP, COCIR, EEAR, EUROM and FIDE, makes the case for...
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March 11, 2025

Article 10a MDR / IVDR: Notification in Case of Interruption or Discontinuation of Supply

This flowchart, co-signed by AESGP, COCIR and MedTech Europe, has been developed to support companies in implementing a structured decision-making process in...
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February 27, 2025

Clinical strategy as part of pre-submission dialogue between manufacturer and Notified Body

MedTech Europe, AESGP, MedTech &Pharma Platform and COCIR would like to express their concern that the recently updated MDCG 2019-6: Requirements relating...
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February 17, 2025

European medical technology industry calls for the EU to join the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) as a Full Member

MedTech Europe and COCIR call for the European Union (EU) to seek full membership in the Medical Device Single Audit Program by becoming a member of the MDSAP...
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November 29, 2024

Medical Technology Industry stands ready to support work on the future of the Medical Technology Frameworks

The availability of medical technologies – both IVDs and medical devices – to patients in Europe is at stake and therefore broad and comprehensive reforms are...
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October 18, 2024

Urgent measures needed to ensure the availability of medical technologies in Europe

COCIR welcomes the attention raised by the European Parliament on the shortcomings in the implementation of the Medical Devices Regulation. While a thorough...
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September 11, 2024

COCIR Position On The Future Governance Framework For The Medical Technologies Sector

COCIR advocates structural reform of the regulatory and policy framework governing the medical devices sector in Europe to address the root causes of the...
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March 7, 2023

COCIR Statement – Adoption of the EU Medical Devices Regulations extended transitional provisions

COCIR welcomes the adoption of the extended transitional provisions for Regulations (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro...
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