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Regulation 10 UK marking of general medical devicesF15E1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to regulations 12 and 14, no person shall place on the market or put into service a relevant device unless, where practical and appropriate, that device or its sterile pack bears a F1UK marking which—

(a)

meets the requirements set out in F2Annex 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;

(b)

is in a visible, legible and indelible form; and

(c)

is accompanied by any relevant F3approved body or conformity assessment body identification number for that device.

(2)

Subject to regulations 12 and 14, no person shall supply a relevant device unless, where practical and appropriate, that device or its sterile pack bears a F4UK marking which—

(a)

meets the requirements set out in F5Annex 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;

(b)

is in a visible, legible and indelible form; and

(c)

is accompanied by any relevant F6approved body or conformity assessment body identification number for that device,

if that supply is also a placing on the market or putting into service, or if that supply is of a device that has been placed on the market or put into service.

(3)

Subject to regulations 12 and 14, no person shall place on the market or put into service a relevant device unless F7a UK marking meeting the requirements of Annex 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, appears on—

(a)

any sales packaging for that device; and

(b)

the instructions for use for the device,

and that F8UK marking is accompanied by any relevant F9approved body or conformity assessment body identification number for that device.

(4)

Subject to regulations 12 and 14, no person shall supply a relevant device (if that supply is also a placing on the market or putting into service, or if that supply is of a device that has been placed on the market or put into service) unless F10a UK marking meeting the requirements of Annex 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, appears on—

(a)

any sales packaging for that device; and

(b)

the instructions for use for the device,

and that F11UK marking is accompanied by any relevant F12approved body or conformity assessment body identification number for that device.

(5)

No person shall affix any mark or inscription to, or provide any information comprising a mark or inscription on—

(a)

a relevant device or its sterile pack;

(b)

the instructions for use for a relevant device; or

(c)

any sales packaging for a relevant device,

which is likely to mislead a third party with regard to the meaning or the graphics of the F13UK marking or which reduces the visibility or the legibility of the UK marking.

F14(6)

In this regulation, where a device is required to bear a UK marking which meets the requirements of Annex 2 of Regulation (EU) No 765/2008, the requirement as to the minimum size of the UK marking specified in section 3 of that Annex is to be understood—

(a)

as not applying where, having regard to the small size of the device, it is not possible for the device to bear a marking of that minimum size; and

(b)

as allowing a device to bear a UK marking of a size less than that minimum size provided that mark continues to meet the requirements as to visibility, legibility and indelibility in paragraphs (1) and (2).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 10(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(b)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in reg. 10(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(b)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in reg. 10(1)(c) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(b)(iii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in reg. 10(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(c)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Words in reg. 10(2)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(c)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Words in reg. 10(2)(c) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(c)(iii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Words in reg. 10(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(d)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8

Words in reg. 10(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(d)(ii)(aa) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9

Words in reg. 10(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(d)(ii)(bb) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10

Words in reg. 10(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(e)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F11

Words in reg. 10(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(e)(Ii)(aa) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F12

Words in reg. 10(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(e)(ii)(bb) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F13

Words in reg. 10(5) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(f) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F14

Reg. 10(6) inserted (E.W.S.) (11.8.2021) by The Medical Devices (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/873), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 10

F15

Words in reg. 10 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/791), regs. 1(1), 4(6A)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1478, reg. 1(3), Sch. 2 paras. 2, 14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Extent

E1

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only