2010/227/EU: Commission Decision of 19 April 2010 on the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) (notified under document C(2010) 2363) (Text with EEA relevance)

This Decision establishes the European Databank on Medical Devices (Eudamed) as databank for the purposes of Article 10b(3) of Directive 90/385/EEC, Article 14a(3) of Directive 93/42/EEC and Article 12(3) of Directive 98/79/EC.

Member States shall ensure that the data referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 10b(1) of Directive 90/385/EEC, points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 14a(1) of Directive 93/42/EEC and points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 12(1) of Directive 98/79/EC, are entered into Eudamed in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. For clinical investigations Member States shall ensure that an extract of the notifications referred to in Article 10(1) of Directive 90/385/EEC and in Article 15(1) of Directive 93/42/EEC, as well as the information referred to in Article 10(3) and (4) of Directive 90/385/EEC and in Article 15(6) and (7) of Directive 93/42/EEC are entered into Eudamed in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Eudamed shall use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and the Extensible Mark-up Language (XML).

When entering data in Eudamed, Member States may choose between on-line data entry and up-loading of XML files. Member States shall ensure that when entering data into Eudamed medical devices are described using a code from an internationally recognised nomenclature for medical devices.

As concerns data existing before the date referred to in Article 6, Member States shall ensure that the data on registration of manufacturers, authorised representatives and devices are entered into Eudamed in accordance with Article 14a(1)(a) of Directive 93/42/EEC and Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 98/79/EC. That data shall be entered by 30 April 2012 at the latest.

Member States shall apply this Decision from 1 May 2011.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.