For the purposes of placing medical devices other than active implantable medical devices on the market, with the exception of those undergoing clinical investigations and custom-made devices, the manufacturer follows the following procedures:
1° For class I medical devices, the EC declaration of conformity ;
2° For class II medical devices a choice of :
a) the EC declaration of conformity, complete quality assurance system, with the exception of the product design examination ;
b) The EC declaration of conformity, combined with EC verification;
(c) the EC declaration of conformity, together with the EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance ;
d) the EC declaration of conformity, associated with the EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance, ;
3° For Class II b medical devices, either :
a) the EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system, with the exception of the product design examination ;
b) EC type-examination, combined with EC verification;
(c) EC type-examination, combined with EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance; (d) EC type-examination, combined with EC verification; (e) EC type-examination, combined with EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance;
d) EC type-examination, associated with the EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance,
4° For Class III medical devices, either :
a) the EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system ;
b) EC type-examination, combined with EC verification ;
c) EC type-examination, combined with EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.