Potential Big News! Germany and French medtech call for 2-year extension of MDR’s transition period

French, German medtech groups call for at least 2-year extension of MDR’s transition period (MedTechDive)

Dive Brief:

Two of the European Union’s most important medtech associations, France’s Snitem and Germany’s BVMed, are calling for at least a two-year extension of the EU’s Medical Device Regulation transition period, slated to end in May 2024.
BVMed and Snitem, whose members account for over 50% of the EU medical device market, in a joint statement warned that the postponement of the MDR transition period is critical if a “collapse in patient care” is to be...