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Three Things You Should Know About Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union, March 2021

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Dear Colleagues,

Here is my regular update on the Russian and Eurasian medical device regulations for the last month:

  1. Update on the Eurasian Transitional Period

On 9 March 2021, the Eurasian Commission published Regulation No.28 (Link in Russian) which confirmed and specified deadlines for the Eurasian regulation transition period previously established  as follows:

  • Submissions for registration and expertise of medical devices according to the local rules (of the Eurasian member states) will be open until 31 December 2021.
  • If submitted before 31 December 2021, the registration dossier will be reviewed according to the local registration rules of a member state.
  • Medical devices approved according to the local registration system in the Eurasian member states may stay approved in this member state by the end of validity of the registration.
  • Registration certificates for medical devices registered according to the local rules may be amended (by the local rules) by 31 December 2026.

On 22 March 2021, the Russian Ministry of Health published the draft of amendments of the rules for the state registration of medical devices in Russia (link to the draft in Russian), harmonised with Eurasian regulations and transition deadlines and proposed other amendments. The draft is currently in the discussion stage until 9 April 2021.

Regardless of the approaching end of the transition period, we still may see a limited number of submissions and approvals according to the new Eurasian system.  As of the end of March 2021, there are five records concerning approval of medical/in-vitro devices in the Eurasian Union. All approved devices are manufactured by Eurasian manufacturers.

  1. Extension of the Restriction List for Medical Devices in Russia

On 6 March 2021, the Russian Government released Resolution No.336 (link in Russian), which expanded the list of medical devices originating from foreign countries, subject to restrictions for state and municipal procurements according to Resolution #102.

The new devices added to the restriction list include biochemical analysers, fetal monitors, medical, biological, and clinical microscopes for laboratory diagnostics, ultrasound surgical devices, surgical coagulants, and therapeutic laser devices.

According to Resolution #102, participation in government and municipal tenders for the supply of these products must be rejected if at least two suppliers from Russia or the EAEU countries take part in the auction with a similar type of product.

  1. Kazakhstan Updated Labelling and Advertising Requirements for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices

At the end of February 2021, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan released order #KR-DCM -11 (link in Russian) and updated national requirements for the labelling of medical devices. The regulations provide a list of information and symbols required for the manufacturer to state on the label of a medical device. The labelling must be present in Russian and Kazak languages, approved by the competent authority during the registration process and attached to each unit.

Previously, in January 2021, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan enforced the order #KR-DCM -11 (link in Russian) and updated rules for advertising medical devices in the country.

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Three Things You Should Know About Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union, February 2021 

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Dear colleagues, 

This is my usual selection of the highlights from the medical device regulatory landscape for Russia and the Eurasian Union over the last month

  1. Update on the Requirements for State Procurements for Medical Devices Containing Plastic Materials in Russia

    On 28 January 2021, the Russian government released Resolution #76 (link in Russian), which updated the criteria for the restrictions for public and municipal procurement for single-use medical devices made from poly-vinyl chlorides (PVC). Since 2017, these types of devices have been subject to restrictions (in certain conditions) for government procurements, according to List #2 of the Resolution #102.

    The published document extended the scope of the resolution to medical devices made not only from PVC but also from other plastic materials and introduced the localisation indicator of the production of medical devices included in the list.
    For the end of February 2021, List #2 for the Resolution #102 contains over 100 types of PVC and plastic medical devices, which are classified into six groups.

  2. Update on the National Medical Registration Rules in Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan constantly updates the local medical device regulations, as follows:

    The updated version of the 735 Regulation (link in Russian) allowed a registration certificate to be obtained for a medical device with an unlimited validity period after the first submission.

    The updated version of the 736 Regulation (link in Russian) simplified the registration procedure for medical devices manufactured in the European Union, United States of America, Canada and Japan, and at the same time, was approved by the regulatory agencies of the aforementioned countries. Henceforward, these devices may skip the laboratory testing stage for the registration expertise.
    The same regulation has also updated the conditions for the accelerated 30-day registration pathway for medical devices for COVID-19 emergency use – henceforward, these procedures may only be applied after preliminary approval by the regulator.

    The Order#  282/20 (link in Russian), which was released in December 2020, updated the requirements for the procedure of the safety and quality assessment for medicinal products and medical devices in Kazakhstan via the declaration procedure.
  1. Renewal of Certain National Standards Related to Medical Devices in Russia:

Over the last few months, several national GOST standards, which are applicable to different types of medical devices in Russia, have been updated as follows:

In January 2021, certain parts of the national standard for electrical requirements for blood circulation monitors and ultrasound equipment and the national standard for needles colour coding were renewed.

From March 2021, the following renewed versions of the standards will come into force:
– General technical requirements for medical devices (GOST 50444-2020);

– Certain parts of the national standard on biocompatibility assessment (GOST ISO/TR 10993);

– New versions of the standard for technical requirements and the assessments for an endoscopy GOST 58936-2020 and MRI equipment GOST 59092-2020.


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Three Things You Should Know about Medical Device Regulation in Russia and the Eurasian Union, January 2021

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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to my monthly review of the most important updates in medical device regulation in Russia and Eurasia.

1. New Russian Import Procedures for Medical Device Samples

On 1 January 2021, the Russian healthcare regulator Roszdravnadzor enforced new procedures for the importing of samples for registration of medical devices in accordance with regulation #661n (link in Russian). Henceforward, an import permit is required both for registration and renewal procedures, and documents are submitted in electronic form only.

An import permit is still not needed for the accelerated registration of medical devices and in-vitro products intended for the prevention and treatment of the coronavirus under resolution #430.

2. New Post-Market Requirements for Medical Devices in Russia and Kazakhstan

On January 2021, Russia and Kazakhstan enforced new local post-market requirements for medical devices.

Russian Order #980n (link in Russian): ‘On the procedure for safety monitoring of medical devices’ applicable for medical devices registered in Russia. The regulation describes the criteria for monitoring events and procedure for work on a corrective action plan.

New Kazak regulation (link in Russian): ‘On pharmacovigilance and monitoring of safety, quality and officiate of medical devices’ was enforced early January 2021. The document provides a definition of adverse events, an example of the reporting form, a corrective-action report, and a field safety notice. The timelines for reporting were 2–30 days, depending on the severity of the event.

New requirements implemented in the regulation are mandatory post-registration clinical monitoring and submission of annual safety reports for class III devices and IIB implantable devices.

It is worth noting that both the above regulations apply to medical devices approved by local registration procedures. Meanwhile, post-market requirements for medical devices approved under Eurasian regulation are described in the Eurasian regulation #174.

3. New Registration Inspection Rules for Medical Device Manufacturers in Kazakhstan

On January 2020, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health issued new inspection rules for medical device manufacturers. This called for the registration of medical devices under local procedure (link to the regulation in Russian).

According to this document, the quality management system (QMS) inspection is mandatory for registering sterile IIa, IIb and III class medical devices. This applies to manufacturers or manufacturing sites unregistered in Kazakhstan before, or upon, the clinical-trial completion for all class III and class IIb implantable devices. The regulation describes the scope of the QMS inspection based on the international ISO 13485 standard. In certain cases, these new rules permit the remote inspection in form assessment of documents.


Three Things You Should Know about Medical Device Regulations in Russia

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Dear Colleagues, 

Welcome to my monthly review of medical device regulatory changes in Russia and the Eurasian region:

1. New Procedure for Importation of Samples of Medical Devices into Russia

On 30 September 2020, the Russian Ministry of Health published Regulation 661N (link in Russian) and updated the procedure for obtaining an importation permit and importing samples of medical devices for registration in Russia. 

The new regulation will go into effect in January 2021, and unlike the current procedure described in Regulation 7N, the entire new procedure will be completed only in electronic form.

The importation permit is required for bringing in samples of medical devices for preregistration testing. It will be required for any medical device made by a foreign manufacturer, except medical software. It will be issued free of charge by the regulator Roszdravnadzor within five business days and will be valid for one year.

The Regulation lists the documents required for obtaining an importation permit and the list of reasons for the rejection of a submission.

2. Updated Guidance on VAT Application for Medical Devices in Russia

On 19 October 2020, the Russian Ministry of Finance published letter N0307-07/90841 (link in Russian) and provided guidance on the application of value-added tax (VAT) exemption on the sale of medical devices and its components in Russia.

According to the document, exemption from VAT is applied on the conditions that there are registration certificates for the medical devices and that they are included in the list found in Resolution 1042.

If the components necessary for the intended use are sold together with medical devices and in the amount specified in the delivery set, then these components should be recognised as integral parts of medical devices and exempted from VAT.



3. Criteria for Humanitarian Use of Medical Products in Kazakhstan

On 14 October 2020, the government of Kazakhstan published Resolution 662 (link in Russian) and updated the list of cases when pharmaceutical products or medical devices are allowed to be imported into the country for humanitarian use.

The regulation allows importation – without the approval/registration by the Ministry of Health – of medical products for the prevention and elimination of the consequences of natural and civil emergencies, as well as during the start of a state of emergency; of medical products that are intended for prevention and treatment of especially dangerous infectious diseases; and of orphan (rare) diseases.

Three Things You Should Know About Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union, July 2020

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Dear colleagues,

Let me summarise the most important news and updates from the Russian medical device regulatory landscape in July 2020.

  1. Russia Abolished Certain Excessive Medical Device Regulations 

On 4 July 2020, the Russian government published the Resolution 982 (link in Russian) and, in the framework of the so-called ‘regulatory guillotine’, abolished some of the national medical device regulations. 

The most serious changes affected Russian post-market requirements for medical devices (i.e. the cancellation of Regulation 12N on adverse event reporting and Regulation 175N on safety monitoring) and their exclusion from the list of products requiring a GOST certification. 

The published resolution also abolished the regulation on the licensing of manufacturing and technical maintenance of medical equipment and the rules regarding the destruction of counterfeit medical products.

In addition, it will cancel 11 other minor regulations affecting medical devices, starting in January 2021. 

Later, on 29 July 2020, the Ministry of Health published a new draft of a regulation on medical device safety reporting (link in Russian) intended to replace the cancelled regulation. 

The ‘regulatory guillotine’ initiative was announced by the Russian government in 2018 as a measure to cancel the regulatory acts that are no longer effective for the excessive and inefficient regulation of business.

  1. Updated Medical Device Examination Requirements in Russia and Kazakhstan

On 24 July 2020, the Russian Ministry of Health released an updated version of the regulation on the examination of medical devices for their state registration (link in Russian), which replaced its obsolete version.

The document reflects recent changes in higher-level regulations and describes the examination procedures of medical devices (as a part of the registration process) depending on the class of the device or/and the type of submission (e.g. registration of low-class devices, in-vitro diagnostics; accelerated track for medical devices included in the emergency list; examination processes for registration renewals).
Similar changes have recently been implemented in Kazakhstan. The new version of the examination rules, released on 10 July 2020 (link in Russian), allows registration approvals without quality inspections of the manufacturers or/and type testing at the manufacturing sites as a response to the pandemic.

  1. Eurasian Technical Testing Requirements Updated and theSecond Product Approved

On 10 July 2020, the Eurasian Economic Commission published a draft of a regulation on technical testing requirements for Eurasian registration procedures (link in Russian).

The draft clarifies the testing procedures of medical devices for Eurasian registration and the requirements for the accreditation of testing laboratories.

As it was stated in the previous version of the regulation, the objective of technical trials is to demonstrate conformity to Eurasian essential safety and efficiency requirements and standards. The regulations allow testing one ‘typical model’. In cases of groups of similar products and of capital equipment, technical testing may be performed in the countries where the devices are installed. Technical testing is not required for in-vitro diagnostics.

At the end of July 2020, two medical/in-vitro devices have received Eurasian approval.

Three Things You Should Know about Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union in October 2019

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Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to my monthly review of medical device regulatory changes in the Eurasian region:

  1. Eurasian Guidance on the Content and Structure of the Eurasian Medical Device Registration Dossier 

On 8 October 2019, the Eurasian Commission published Recommendation #29 ‘On methodical recommendations on the content and structure of documents of the registration dossier for a medical device’(link in Russian). This published document describes the requirements regarding the format, as well as language and legalisation, of documents covering 30 sections of the Eurasian registration dossier of a medical device depending on risk class. Annex II of the document provides guidance on the format of clinical data depending on the safety class of the device and date of clinical trials. Also included is the criteria for acceptance of clinical data from clinical centres outside of the Eurasian Union and requirements for clinical data for an analogue/equivalent device.

It should be noted that requirements for the registration file were previously published and can be found in Annex IV of Regulation #46 (link in Russian), and requirements for the content of technical files is in Annex II and Annex III of Regulation #29 (link in Russian).

  1. New Devices Added to the List of Regulated Implantable Devices in Russia

On 8 October 2019, the Russian government released Resolution #2333-R (link in Russian), which extended the list of medical devices which can be implanted into the human body for providing medical care under the programme of State Guarantees of Free Provision. According to the published document, there are four new types of devices including polymer ligation clips, ligation end loops, implantable dual chamber MRI compatible pacemakers and associated leads.

The prices for medical devices in the list for these programmes are regulated in the manner prescribed by Resolution #1517 released in 2015. 

For today, information about registered prices for these implantables is available on the official website of Russian healthcare regulator Roszdravnadzor 

  1. Kazakhstan Updated Medical Device Classification Guideline. 

On 2 October 2019, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan released Order #KR-DCM-129 (Link in Russian) and updated the rules for the classification of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics in Kazakhstan. This document also contains rules for medical software classification. There are still four classes of medical devices categorised by invasiveness, duration of use, contact with patient, implementation with vital organs, and use of energy sources. Compared to previous revision, the structure of this new version of the Kazak classification is closer to the Eurasian medical classification; however, the two are not totally identical and still contain different classification algorithms. 

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It should also be mentioned that, in October 2019, some minor changes in tax regulations for medical devices have been enforced in Russia and several national GOST standards for plasters, surgical/operating room drapes, dental filling materials and hit implants have been updated and published.

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Three Things You Should Know About Medical Device Regulations in the Eurasian Union, September 2019

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 Dear colleagues:

This is my monthly selection of updates on medical device regulations in the Eurasian region:

  1. Changes to the Eurasian Transition Period for Medical Devices

Here is the long-awaited update on the Eurasian transition period for medical devices. On 5 September 2019, the Eurasian Economic Commission published Decision no. 142 (link in Russian) which contained an approved draft of the proposed changes to a transition period for registration for medical devices. According to this document, if a medical device is approved in a Eurasian member state before 31 December 2021, it may be re-registered <only in this member state> using the local re-registration procedure until 31 December 2026. Such a device can be on sale in this member state <but not the whole Eurasian Union> until the expiry of the registration certificate.

Previously, the Eurasian Agreement on medical devices required re-registration of all medical devices using the Eurasian registration procedure before 31 December 2021. In the last two years, several proposals from Eurasian member states to change these transition deadlines have been discussed.

Registrations of new medical devices before 31 December 2021, can be submitted using either the local registration procedure or the Eurasian registration procedure. After 31 December 2021, all new medical devices should be submitted for registration using the harmonised Eurasian procedure only.

The Eurasian member states must first ratify (within 90 days) the draft of Decision no. 142 (link in Russian) before this comes into effect.

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While the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan recently reported the first Eurasian approval of a pharmaceutical product,  activity on Eurasian medical device registration is still not too fast: for today there is still minimal information about products submitted for registration. Twenty-five laboratories are accredited to perform registration type testing. However, there is still no clarity as to when the quality management system (QMS) inspection, which is required for registration may begin.

  1. Draft Guidance to Determine the Costs of QMS Inspection in the Eurasian Union

On 2 September 2019, the Russian Ministry of Health published a draft policy for determining the fees for a QMS inspection before registration of the medical device can take place within the Eurasian Union (link to the document in Russian).

According to Regulation no. 106, which came into force in March 2018, the QMS inspection of manufacturing sites is mandatory for the registration of most IIA-III class medical devices in the Eurasian Union. The scope of the QMS inspection includes the assessment of quality sub-systems, i.e. design and development, document and record management, production and output control, corrective and preventive actions, and consumer-related processes.

The document proposes rules for calculating the cost of an inspection which depends on the number of employees of the enterprise and its location. The document also suggests the duration of the inspection is from four to eleven working days, and that the maximum cost is limited to 2,600,000 RUB (approx. 40,000 USD), excluding the cost of translation services.

  1. New Rules for Technical Testing of Medical Devices in Kazakhstan

On 6 September 2019, the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan released Regulation KR DSM-124 (link in Russian) regarding technical trials for medical devices as part of the national registration procedure. According to the document, technical tests of medical devices (not required for in-vitro diagnostics) are carried out as type testing of samples or as data analysis (e.g. for some large-sized medical devices). These tests include assessment of the parameters provided in the technical or operational documentation, evaluation of the ‘design and operability of a medical device in terms of safety, ease of use, operational and ergonomic characteristics’, and an assessment of the labelling and packaging of a medical device. The duration of technical testing, according to the rules, should not exceed 30 calendar days.

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Three Things You Should Know About Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union – June 2019

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Dear colleagues,

Welcome to my usual monthly review containing the most important medical device regulation changes across Russia and the Eurasian Union over the past month:

  1. New Restrictions on State Procurements for Certain Medical Devices in Russia

On 26 June 2019, the Russian government published Resolution # №813 (link in Russian) and extended the list “of certain types of medical devices originating from foreign countries subject to restrictions for state and municipal procurements in Russian Federation”. 

The state procurement of medical devices included in the list, according to the Resolution #102 introduced in 2015, will be closed to foreign manufacturers if at least two bids on medical devices from local manufacturers (Russia, Kazakhstan or Belarus) were submitted for tender.

Above-mentioned Resolution # №813 has added 14 new types of device to the restriction list including ventilation devices, gamma-therapeutic radiation complex, ultrasound devices, certain types of endoprosthesis, external fixation devices, medical beds, intraocular lenses, intraocular tonometry, micro sources with iodine-125, certain adhesive dressings and surgical materials, medical devices for storage and transporting biological samples, air sterilisers and dry air thermostats.

According to the published document, analogs of each of these products are currently produced in Russia in sufficient volume by at least two local companies. The decision was taken with the aim of supporting the development and production of these products in Russia.

The new revision of the list is available in Russian.

  1. Russian Ministry of Health Clarified Trademark Requirements for Medical Device Registration 

The requirement to provide confirmation of the legitimate use of the Russian trademark for registration of a a medical device is a relatively new requirement, which was introduced by the Resolution 633 in June 2018 and raised a lot of questions and confusion across registration applicants over the last year.

Thus, according to the petition initiated by Russian medical device registration consulting company Medrelis and 28 medical device companies submitted to the Russian Ministry of Health in May 2019, over the past year the interpretation of trademark legitimacy by Russian health care regulator Roszdravnadzor was often controversial and led to additional difficulties in the registration procedure and an increased amount of registration rejections.

On June 2019, the Russian ministry of health, for the first time since the enforcement of the new trademark requirements, clarified (the letter kindly provided by Medrelis) that Roszdravnadzor, to prevent the circulation of counterfeit medical devices, may compare (verify) information provided <for registration of a medical device> by the manufacturer or the authorised representative of the manufacturer (s) with information received, inter alia, as “interdepartmental information interaction” (which means that missing documents confirming trademark legitimacy in the registration file may not be a reason for the registration rejection or additional requests to the applicant from the regulator).

  1. Multiple Updates of Regulations for Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan continues to release multiple updates to local medical device and pharmaceutical regulations started earlier this year. Thus, for the past months the following regulations have been released in new revisions: 

  • On 02 May 2019 – the order KR-DCM 53 (Link In Russian) updating the rules of wholesale and retail sales of medicines and medical devices.
  • On 27 May 2019 – Order KR-DCM-88 (Link in Russian) updating pharmacovigilance requirements for pharmaceuticals and rules for safety monitoring of medical devices; 
  • On 7 June 2019 –the Order KR – DCM 82 (Link in Russian) updating requirement rules for assessing the safety and quality of medicines and medical devices registered in Kazakhstan;
  • On 9 June 2019 – the Order KR – DCM 87 (Link in Russian) updating rules of state registration, re-registration and amendments of the registration dossier for pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

Three Things You Should Know about Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union, May 2019

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Dear Colleagues,

In my regular post, let me share information on the main developments and changes of medical device regulations in the Russian and Eurasian regions over the past month:

  1. Development of Medical Device Registration and Inspection Regulations in Kazakhstan

Last month, several updates regarding registration expertise and inspection requirements in Kazakhstan were enforced:

On 15 May 2019, a new edition of the Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 736 ‘on approval of the rules for examination of medicinal products and medical devices’ (Link in Russian) came into effect.

Earlier, on 7 May 2019, the Kazak Ministry of Health enforced another amendment to the Order No. 743 ‘on approval of the rules for assessing production conditions and the quality assurance system for the state registration of medicinal products, medical products and medical equipment’, which came into force (Link in Russian) and updated the criteria for when an inspection is required for the registration of medical devices and pharmaceutical.

Thus, the Kazak regulator clarified that according to amended regulations, the criteria for the inspection of the registration of medical devices in Kazakhstan is required for registering sterile 2A, 2B and 3 class devices in case a manufacturer has never registered or supplied products in Kazakhstan before.

  1. Update on Eurasian Medical Device Regulations

On 21 May 2019, the Eurasian Economic Commission published Recommendation No. 14 (link in Russian) on ‘the methodological recommendations for the expertise of safety, quality and efficiency of medical products for the purpose of their registration within the Eurasian Economic Union’. This is the third-level document intended to ensure the unification of the requirements for the content of evidence materials submitted for registration expertise across Eurasian member states.

Also, potential prolongation of the transition period until 2026 was announced by the Eurasian commission during the annual regulatory conference FarMedObrashenie in Moscow as one of the possible measures. However, up until today, no official regulations/drafts on this matter have been published (to be recalled that for today, the end of the transition period is set as the end of 2021).

In the same conference, the representative from the Eurasian commission confirmed that four registration files for medical devices are currently under review by the Eurasian competent authorities.

  1. Voluntary Experiment on the Identification Measures for Wheelchairs in Russia

The initiative for additional marking for identifying medical devices has been discussed since the beginning of 2019 and is one of the priorities for  the Russian healthcare regulator as a measure of ensuring traceability and counteract the turnover of counterfeit products on the market.

One of the first steps of this initiative was published by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade at the end of April 2019 as the draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “on conducting an experiment on labelling with means of identification and monitoring the circulation of certain types of technical means of rehabilitation (wheelchairs classified as medical devices)” – link to the document in Russian.

According to the published document, an experiment on marking with additional means of the identification of certain types of wheelchairs  will be launched in Russia from 1 June 2019 to 1 June 2021.

Participation in the experiment is to be on a voluntary basis, but it is assumed that the pilot project will determine the feasibility of introducing mandatory and additional identification labelling in the future.

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Three Things You Should Know about Medical Device Regulations in Russia and the Eurasian Union, April 2019

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Dear colleagues,

This is my usual selection of highlights on the changes made to the medical device regulations and trends across Russia and the Eurasian Union over the last month:

 

  1. Some updates on the Eurasian Medical Device Regulations

On 19 April 2019, the Eurasian Commission published Regulation No. 62 ‘On the classification of the areas of intended use for medical devices’ (link in Russian). This third-level regulation document provides a classification system for the intended use of the medical devices that should be used by the applicant in the preparation of documents for the registration dossier.

Earlier, on 3 April 2019, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) published a draft decision ‘On the rules for assessing and authorizing inspecting organizations to conduct QMS inspections.’ (Link in Russian)

According to the official comment in the published document, the EEC does not support the approach proposed earlier, whereby only government bodies can act as inspecting organisations. The proposed draft document contains the requirements and criteria for the QMS inspection organisations, a description of its accreditation procedure (45 days), as well as the subsequent scheduled and unscheduled government audits (at least once over a two-year period).

It should be recalled that on 16 March 2019, it was the end of the transition period which provided manufacturers with a delay in conducting QMS inspections for Eurasian registration.

 

 

  1. The Russian regulator announced a decrease in the number of registration refusals in 2018

On 26 April 2019, the Russian healthcare regulator, Roszdravnadzor, published a video with its annual report for the year 2018. It cites a 38% decrease in the number of registration rejections during last year when compared to the year 2017: 1342 new medical devices were approved and 398 registration applications were rejected in 2018.

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Screenshot from the Roszdravnadzor  annual report 2018 shows 38% decrease in number of medical device registration refusals compared to previous year : http://www.roszdravnadzor.ru/news/16631

 

In addition, the regulator announced its priorities for regulations concerning medical devices in 2019 as being: an introduction of the unified database of patients with implanted medical devices; the development of labelling approaches for medical devices; and the organisation and carrying out of activities to inspect the manufacturers of medical devices according to the Eurasian regulation model.

 

  1. Kazakhstan has amended the requirements for inspections

On 10 April 2019, the government of Kazakhstan published the order No. ДР DSM-26 ‘On Approval of the Rules for Inspection in the Sphere of Circulation of Medicinal Products, and Medical Equipment’ (Link in Russian). The document updates the previously established rules and requirements for conducting inspections of manufacturers of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in accordance with Kazakh legislation.

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