uk representative

Following ratification of the exit agreement by the European Union and the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom left the European Union on February 1, 2020.

Currently the AIMDD, MDD and IVD are applied in the UK. These directives will remain in force after the transitional period and are transposed into UK law by the UK MDR 2002. The MDR and IVDR, however, will become applicable in the EU after the transitional period (May 2021 and May 2022) but will not automatically apply in the UK at that time. A draft amendment published in 2019 related to the MDR 2002 describes the intended regulatory system for medical devices and IVDs in the UK after January 1, 2021.

From January 1, 2021, all medical device placed on the UK market must be registered with the MHRA. This requires that manufacturers located outside the UK need to designate a responsible person (UKRP) located in the UK. This person will then assume responsibility and tasks in the United Kingdom similar to those of the European Authorised Representative (EAR) in Europe.

MT Promedt is providing the regulatory services of an UK RP via our UK office in Oxford since January 2021.