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Division 3.2.2 F1F2

United Kingdom

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigen and antibody combined tests intended for the detection of HCV antigen and HCV antibody shall meet the requirements for sensitivity and specificity set out in Table 1 and Table 5. HCV seroconversion panels for the evaluation of HCV antigen and antibody combined tests shall start with one or more negative bleeds and comprise panel members from early HCV infection (HCV core antigen and/or HCV RNA positive but anti-HCV negative). HCV antigen and antibody combined tests shall demonstrate enhanced sensitivity in early HCV infection when compared to HCV antibody only tests.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Decision of 27 November 2009 amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (notified under document C(2009) 9464) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/886/EC).

F2

Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1244 of 1 July 2019 amending Decision 2002/364/EC as regards requirements for HIV and HCV antigen and antibody combined tests and as regards requirements for nucleic acid amplification techniques with respect to reference materials and qualitative HIV assays (notified under document C(2019) 4632) (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on Division 3

Textual amendments

F3

Words in Annex Table 1 substituted (E.W.S.) (11.8.2021) by The Medical Devices (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/873), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(d)

F4

Inserted by Commission Decision of 20 December 2011 amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (notified under document C(2011) 9398) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/869/EU).

Editorial notes

X1

Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2009/886/EC of 27 November 2009 amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (Official Journal of the European Union L 318 of 4 December 2009).

Footnotes

f1

European Pharmacopoeia guideline.

f2

Acceptance criteria no neutralisation for HBsAg confirmatory assay.

f3

The total number of seroconversion panels for combined Ag/Ab assays (from tables 1 and 5) need not be greater than 30.