# Council Directive of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices (90/385/EEC), Division 1.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

As a general rule, confirmation of conformity with the requirements concerning the characteristics and performances referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of Annex 1 under the normal conditions of use of the device and the evaluation of the side-effects and of the acceptability of the benefit/risk ratio referred to in Section 5 of Annex 1, must be based on clinical data. The evaluation of this data (hereinafter referred to as clinical evaluation), where appropriate taking account of any relevant harmonised standards, must follow a defined and methodologically sound procedure based on:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1990/385/annex/7/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1990-385/annex-7/division-1/division-1.1
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