The Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021

Retention of documentation relating to conformity assessments and custom-made devicesN.I.

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9.—(1) The liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy of a manufacturer, or of an authorised representative, must—

(a)retain for the required period any documentation that consists of, or reasonably could consist of, information to which section 8 of Annex IX applies, and

(b)comply with any request made by the Secretary of State during the required period to provide the Secretary of State with the retained documentation.

(2) In this regulation, the required period is—

(a)in the case of information relating to an implantable device, 15 years after the last device was placed on the market, and

(b)in any other case, 10 years after the last device was placed on the market.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 9 in force at 27.7.2021, see reg. 1(2)