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Medical Devices Implementation Act · Chapter 7 · Competent authorities, powers to issue ordinances, other provisions
Section 84

Advisory duties of the competent higher federal authority

§ 84 MPDG · Beratungspflichten der zuständigen Bundesoberbehörde

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

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The competent higher federal authority shall have the task of advising the competent authorities, manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, sponsors and notified bodies on questions concerning the safety of devices.

Die zuständige Bundesoberbehörde hat die Aufgabe, die zuständigen Behörden, Hersteller, Bevollmächtigte, Importeure, Sponsoren und Benannte Stellen in Fragen der Sicherheit von Produkten zu beraten.

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The advice to the competent authorities shall also cover questions of clinical evaluation and clinical evidence, including the assessment of the benefit-risk ratio, and questions concerning the assessment of risks posed by falsified devices.

Die Beratung der zuständigen Behörden umfasst auch Fragen der klinischen Bewertung, des klinischen Nachweises einschließlich der Bewertung des Nutzen-Risiko-Verhältnisses sowie Fragen der Bewertung von Risiken gefälschter Produkte.

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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.