For the purposes of the EC declaration of conformity procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-40 and the EC type-examination procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-41, in the case of a medical device or an active implantable medical device manufactured utilising tissues of animal origin referred to in Article R. 5211-23-1, the authorised body shall assess, in accordance with the procedures specified in Article 5(2) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC for active implantable medical devices and medical devices manufactured utilising tissues of animal origin, the documentation provided by the manufacturer including the risk analysis and management system defined by the manufacturer in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5211-23-2 and R. 5211-23-3, in order to verify in particular whether the benefits of the device outweigh its residual risks.
The manufacturer sends the authorised body the information mentioned in articles R. 5211-23-2 and R. 5211-23-3. The manufacturer must inform the authorised body of any change in the selection, collection, handling, treatment, inactivation or elimination processes or of any new data relating to the risk associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, relevant to the medical device and likely to modify the results of the risk assessment. Before implementing any changes to risk management, it shall seek the approval of the authorised body.
When, on the basis of the information sent to it by the manufacturer under the terms of the previous paragraph or as part of the renewal of its decision under the conditions defined in the last paragraph of article R. 5211-62, the authorised body establishes that the overall risk of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies concerning a medical device is increased, it applies the procedure provided for in the first paragraph of this article.