The CE marking may be affixed to an in vitro diagnostic medical device only if it complies with the essential requirements and has undergone the assessment procedures applicable to it.
Where an in vitro diagnostic medical device is also governed by other provisions requiring the affixing of a CE marking, the marking shall indicate that the device also complies with those provisions. If these provisions allow the manufacturer, during a transitional period, to choose which legal system he applies, the CE marking indicates that the device complies only with the regulations applied by the manufacturer. The documents and instructions for use accompanying the product in question must then mention the references of the regulations with which it complies.