Within the framework of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, product quality assurance, for class II a medical devices or class I medical devices, the provisions laid down in Article R. 5211-49 apply subject to the following modifications:
1° For class II a medical devices, the authorised body shall verify that the application of the quality system relating to the final inspection ensures the conformity of the devices inspected with the technical documentation drawn up in application of the EC declaration of conformity procedure and not with an EC type certificate, and with the essential requirements applicable to them. Similarly, the manufacturer must certify that the medical devices manufactured conform to this documentation and comply with the provisions of this Title and the orders issued for its application which are applicable to them; in addition, the approved body must assess, as part of the evaluation of the quality system, the conformity of this technical documentation with the provisions of this Title, for at least one representative sample of each sub-category of device;
2° For Class I medical devices, the EC declaration of conformity procedure, product quality assurance, only applies to medical devices placed on the market in a sterile state or with a measuring function and, depending on the case, only covers aspects relating to sterilisation or aspects of the inspection relating to the conformity of medical devices with the metrological requirements described in the technical documentation drawn up in application of the EC declaration of conformity procedure.