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Section 27

Prohibition of conduct on persons placed in institutions

§ 27 MPDG · Verbot der Durchführung bei untergebrachten Personen

Medizinprodukterecht-Durchführungsgesetz (MPDG) · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

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The person on whom a clinical investigation, a performance study or an other clinical investigation is to be conducted shall not be placed in an institution with deprivation of liberty on the basis of an order by an authority or a court order or court authorisation.

Die Person, bei der eine klinische Prüfung, eine Leistungsstudie oder eine sonstige klinische Prüfung durchgeführt werden soll, darf nicht auf Grund einer behördlichen Anordnung oder einer gerichtlichen Anordnung oder Genehmigung freiheitsentziehend untergebracht sein.

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Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.