European Union · Notified bodies · Diagnostics (IVD)
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Steps
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8 requirements
Application fee
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Class B in vitro diagnostic devices need a notified body audit of the quality management system and assessment of technical documentation for at least one representative device per category of devices. Self-tests and near-patient tests also get a technical documentation assessment. Class B IVDs.
1. Technical documentation and quality system; 2. Application to a notified body; 3. Notified body assessment; 4. Certificate issued; 5. Declaration of conformity, CE mark and registration.
Outcome: Notified body certificate, then the maker's EU declaration of conformity and CE marking.
Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2017/746, Article 48(9); Annex IX
Each box is one step; arrows show the order. Dashed boxes happen only in some cases; the orange arrows go back (for example after questions).
Official step durations
In order, with the official target for each step
What the applicant must provide or meet
Targets, not actual review times
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Official amounts in the local currency
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Other routes in European Union: Medical device software: qualification, classification and conformity assessment, Class A IVDs: maker's declaration of conformity, Class C IVDs: notified body conformity assessment, Class D IVDs: notified body assessment with EU reference laboratory. See all routes on the European Union page or explore them in the Regulatory section.
Not legal or regulatory advice. Check the current official rules before you act. This summary was checked against the official laws, regulations and regulator guidance on October 3, 2026 (13 facts checked). Parts of the approvals data are official open data reused under open licences. Data sources.