# The Medical Devices Regulations 2002, Regulation 22: Essential requirements for active implantable medical devices


(1) Subject to regulation 26, no person shall place on the market or put into service a relevant device unless that device meets those essential requirements set out in Annex 1 which apply to it and the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 722/2012 (if applicable).
(2) Subject to regulation 26, no person shall supply a relevant device—
(a) if that supply is also a placing on the market or putting into service of that device; or
(b) in circumstances where that device has also been placed on the market or put into service,
unless that device meets those essential requirements set out in Annex 1 which apply to it and the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 722/2012 (if applicable).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/618/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-regulations-2002/regulation-22
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