The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2003

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal RegulationsU.K.

2.  In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations (interpretation)—

(a)the words “, unless the context otherwise requires” are omitted;

(b)after the definition of “active implantable device”, there is inserted the following definition—

animal” means any animal from a bovine, ovine or caprine species, as well as deer, elk, mink and cats;;

(c)after the definition of “Directive 2001/83”, there is inserted the following definitions—

Directive 2003/12” means Commission Directive 2003/12 M1 of 3rd February 2003 on the reclassification of breast implants in the framework of Directive 93/42/EEC M2 concerning medical devices;

Directive 2003/32” means Commission Directive 2003/32 M3 of 23rd April 2003 on medical devices manufactured utilising tissues of animal origin;;

(d)in the definition of “the Medical Devices Directives”, after “Directive 93/42” there is inserted “ , read with Directive 2003/32 ”;

(e)after the definition of “national standard”, there is inserted the following definition—

non-viable” means having no potential for metabolism or multiplication;;

(f)in the definition of “notified body”, for “Part V of” there is substituted “ Part V or ”; and

(g)after the definition of “third country conformity assessment body”, there is inserted the following definition—

tissue” means an organisation of cells and/or extra-cellular constituents;.

Marginal Citations

M1OJ No. L 28, 4.2.2003, p.43.

M2OJ No. L 169, 12.7.1993, p.1; amended by Directive 98/79/EC (OJ No. L 331, 7.12.1998, p.1), Directive 2000/70/EC (OJ No. L 313, 13.12.2000, p.22) and Directive 2001/104/EC (OJ No. L 6, 10.1.2002, p.50).

M3OJ No. L 105, 26.4.2003, p.18.