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Medical Devices Implementation Act · Chapter 4 · Clinical investigations, performance studies and other clinical investigations
Section 70

Contact point

§ 70 MPDG · Kontaktstelle

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

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The contact point within the meaning of Article 62(4)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 or of Article 58(5)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be established at the higher federal authority competent under section 85.

Die Kontaktstelle im Sinne des Artikels 62 Absatz 4 Buchstabe g der Verordnung (EU) 2017/745 oder des Artikels 58 Absatz 5 Buchstabe g der Verordnung (EU) 2017/746 ist bei der nach § 85 zuständigen Bundesoberbehörde einzurichten.

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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.