Medical devices (3)

 

National legislation

Act Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on Medical Devices and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (Official Gazette, No. 100/2018
 

EU legislation

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC
 

Competent authority

Ministry of Health, Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices

Email: Clinical investigation: romana.katalinic@miz.hr
General contact, registration procedures, device qualification and classification, vigilance: medpro@halmed.hr
Phone: +385 1 46 07 555, +385 1 48 84 100
Web: https://zdravlje.gov.hr/https://www.halmed.hr/en/


Market Surveillance Authority

Ministry of Health
Email: farmaceutska.inspekcija@miz.hr


Scope of application

Requirements for medical devices, clinical trials of medical devices, entry into the register of medical devices manufacturers, conformity assessment and CE markings, conformity assessment bodies, registration, placing on the market, advertising, vigilance and supervision and control of medical devices.

Main requirements that the business user needs to know about

National legislation does not contain technical requirements

National action

Act Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on Medical Devices and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices - Article 30 – language requirements

The instructions for use and labelling of the medical device must be in the Croatian language and appear in a visible and legible and form. The instructions for use of medical devices exclusively intended for use by medical institutions must be supplied in a language which is known by the user.

 

Link to the TRIS database

In the TRIS database you can look up the notification of the technical rule