For Class IIa devices, the authorized body must, as part of the assessment of the quality system, assess the technical documentation for at least one representative sample of each device subcategory in order to verify its conformity with the provisions of this Title.
For Class II b devices, as part of the assessment of the quality system, the authorized body must evaluate the technical documentation for at least one representative sample of each generic group of devices, in order to check compliance with the provisions of this Title.
For Class I medical devices, the EC declaration of conformity procedure, a complete quality assurance system, applies only to medical devices placed on the market in a sterile state or with a measuring function and, depending on the case, covers only those aspects relating to sterilisation or 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.