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Registration timeline

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Changes after registration

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Common questions about changing a registered medical device in Belgium. Each question separates published rules from details still awaiting verification.

Does changing a device brand name or logo require an update? →Source-linked rules available
How do I update a manufacturer's name without changing the legal entity? →Source-linked rules available
What changes when the manufacturer's office address changes? →Source-linked rules available
Does a catalogue or reference code change affect registration or UDI? →Source-linked rules available
Can a registration transfer to a different legal entity? →Source-linked rules available
Can several changes be filed together? →Source-linked rules available

Structured regulatory requirements

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23 of 25 research dimensions currently covered · 39 official sources · latest verification 2026-10-21

Market entry

D01

Authority & regime

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Competent authority: The Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP / AFMPS) is designated by national law as the competent authority for medical devices within the meaning of Article 101 of Regula…
Authority responsible for notified bodies: FAMHP is also designated as the authority responsible for notified bodies under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (and Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746).

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Checked 2026-08-25

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D02

Legal basis & guidance

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National implementation framework for MDR/IVDR: Belgium implemented the MDR nationally through the Law of 22 December 2020 on medical devices, with the Royal Decrees of 28 April 2021 (modifying/withdrawing provisions), 12 May 2021 (imple…
National penalties for device-law infringements: The Law of 22 December 2020 provides five sanction levels for infringements; level 5 is a criminal fine of EUR 2,000 to 200,000 plus imprisonment of two to five years. Level is raised one n…

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D03

Device definition & scope

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In-house devices: national implementation of MDR Art. 5(5): Belgium implements the in house exemption (MDR Art. 5(5)) through the Royal Decree of 12 May 2021 (medical devices) and the Royal Decree of 14 September 2022 (IVDs), which specify the decla…

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D04

Classification rules

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EU MDR classes I, Is, Im, Ir, IIa, IIb and III: Class I, Class Is, Class Im, Class Ir, Class IIa, Class IIb, Class III

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Checked 2026-08-26

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D05

Registration pathways

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Update the affected actor record: Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers register under their actual role before placing devices on the market, subject to the regulation’s scope. Changed registered actor da…
Belgian distributor record changes have a field exception: Distributors register through the FAMHP portal before activity and confirm the data annually. Article 4(2) requires changes to the listed data within 15 days, expressly excluding field 6° c…

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D06

Reliance & recognition

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NMPA certificate does not replace EU conformity assessment: statement: For ordinary market placement under MDR/IVDR, a Chinese approval does not replace conformity assessment under MDR Article 52 or IVDR Article 48. The applicable EU class and proce…
EU CE under MDR/IVDR — single market validity: target: geo:bel · sourceApproval: EU CE under MDR/IVDR · edgeType: single market validity · marketAccessStrength: direct · regulatoryLayer: product marketing · sameDeviceRequired: Yes · loc…

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Checked 2026-09-15

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D07

Economic-operator roles

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Document a real authorised-representative handover: If the authorised representative changes, the manufacturer, incoming representative and, where practicable, outgoing representative agree the end/start of mandates, last date for the former…
The Belgian relabeller/repackager route is specific: Importers/distributors carrying out the specified Article 16(2)(a–b) translation/repackaging activities use the FAMHP portal’s My activities section for the notified body QMS certificate. A…

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D08

Establishment, import & distribution

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Importers: EUDAMED Actors registration replaces national registration: Since 28 May 2026, importers of medical devices must register in EUDAMED in the 'Actors' module. EUDAMED is the sole authentic source for actor data of manufacturers, authorised representat…

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D09

Dossier requirements

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Free Sale Certificate: required supporting documents: For a Belgian FSC, provide the declaration of conformity and a CE certificate where applicable; manufacturer ISO 9000/EN ISO 13485 evidence is listed as optional. Eligible legacy devices ad…

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D10

Official forms & portals

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Clinical investigation: national application forms and templates: Initial clinical investigation applications under the MDR use the national form EUMDRFORM v1 (with Annexes A/B/C and a prescribed folder structure) plus a GSPR/list of standards template; a…
Official form or portal surface: The national submission surface is the FAMHP web portal (webmedseip, vas.ehealth.fgov.be): registration of activities (distributor, manufacturer, authorised representative, etc.), electroni…

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Submission & evidence

D11

Label, IFU & language

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Align the changed identity in labels and declaration: For devices conforming under MDR or IVDR, labels identify the device name/trade name and the manufacturer’s registered name or trademark and business address, with the non EU manufacturer’s…
Belgian IVD label, IFU and declaration languages in the Commission overview: Belgium’s entry in DG SANTE’s IVDR language overview, Rev. 2 (August 2024), lists French, Dutch and German for information accompanying the device, with English permitted where the device i…

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D12

QMS, audit & inspection

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Manufacturer quality management system (Art. 10(9)): Manufacturers must establish, document, implement, maintain, keep up to date and continually improve a quality management system that ensures compliance with the Regulation in the most effe…

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D13

Standards, testing & ancillary approvals

Unresolved

MDR electrical safety in place of the Low Voltage Directive: Electrical safety
MDR electromagnetic compatibility in place of the EMC Directive: EMC
Arrêté royal du 25 mars 2016 radio equipment conformity: Wireless / radio

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D14

Fees

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Annual fee per device-sector entity (manufacturer, importer, distributor, AR): EUR 424.54
Free-sale certificate: EUR 297.85

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D15

Review clocks

Unresolved

Class I · Self-declaration (no notified body): 0 days

1 maintained pathway · 1 related fact

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D16

Approval validity & renewal

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Belgian FSC validity depends on unchanged information: The current FAMHP procedure limits one FSC to 10 medical devices or 40 IVDs, with its stated treatment of different sizes of the same MD. The certificate remains valid only while the annexe…
Separate already lawfully placed legacy units: Qualifying devices lawfully placed under the relevant directive or legacy transition may continue to be made available or put into service. Further legacy placing is subject to the actual c…

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Lifecycle & post-market

D17

Change control

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Clinical investigation: substantial modifications require opinion/approval: Modifications likely to have a substantial impact on the safety, health or rights of participants may not be implemented without a positive (possibly conditional) opinion from the full agre…
Assess a legacy IVD change under its actual transition: MDCG 2022 6 generally treats organisational name/address/legal form changes, including merger/acquisition examples, as changes not concerning design/intended purpose. The manufacturer docum…

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D18

UDI, listing & traceability

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Assess the actual REF, model and UDI consequence: A new UDI DI is required for a change that could cause device misidentification or ambiguity in traceability, including a changed device name/trade name or version/model. New UDI data must…
Central Traceability Register for implants (RCT): Belgium operates a Central Traceability Register under the Royal Decree of 27 September 2020: notification of the insertion or removal of implants listed in the decree's annex is compulsory…

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D19

Clinical investigation & performance

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Clinical investigation: FAMHP validation and single consolidated report: FAMHP is responsible for validation of clinical investigation authorisation applications evaluated at national level and under the coordinated procedure; it consolidates its own assessment…
Clinical investigation dossier: language rules: Application dossiers and post market clinical follow up (PMCF) notifications may be submitted in one of the three national languages or in English; documents addressed to participants must…

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D20

Special access & derogation

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Exceptional use: derogation for non-CE-marked devices: Under Article 59 MDR / Article 54 IVDR the FAMHP can authorise the placing on the market / putting into service on Belgian territory of a non CE marked device where duly justified and in th…
Reprocessing of single-use devices: national regime: Under the Law of 22 December 2020 (implementing MDR Art. 17(3) and Implementing Regulation 2020/1207) health institutions may reprocess single use devices for further use; at the institutio…

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D21

Manufacturer PMS

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PMS/vigilance reports: national language rule: Reports under Articles 86 to 89 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (periodic safety update report, post market surveillance report, trend reporting) submitted to the Belgian authority are drafted…

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D22

Vigilance & incident reporting

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Hospitals: internal materiovigilance contact point: Hospitals must create an internal materiovigilance contact point, notify its details to FAMHP, and FAMHP publishes the list of materiovigilance contact points on its website. The obligation…
National incident-reporting forms and channel: FAMHP operates national notification forms: users outside care settings and care settings (hospitals, rest homes) complete the national notification form (French PDF), routing principally v…

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D23

Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

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Field safety notices: three-language rule and FAMHP weekly list: Field safety notices must be drafted in the three national languages under Article 65 of the Law of 22 December 2020 on medical devices (Article 64 of the Law of 15 June 2022 for IVDs); whe…
Suspension of a non-compliant economic operator's activities: The federal minister or their delegate may suspend the activities of an economic operator that does not comply with its obligations (including Article 31(5) of Regulation 2017/745) until th…

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D24

Advertising, claims & promotion

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Misleading claims prohibition (Art. 7): In the labelling, instructions for use, making available, putting into service and advertising of devices it is prohibited to use text, names, trade marks, pictures and figurative or other…

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D25

Submission communications & appeal

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Appeal against refusal of a clinical investigation authorisation: A sponsor may lodge a gracious appeal (recours gracieux) with the minister or their delegate against refusal of a clinical investigation authorisation, within thirty days of publication of…

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Government fees

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FAMHP registration fees in EUR · reviewed 2026-08-25

Fee line	Amount	Provenance
Annual fee per device-sector entity (manufacturer, importer, distributor, AR)	EUR 424.54	Verified
Free-sale certificate	EUR 297.85	Verified

Registration timeline

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Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) review clocks and planning ranges · 4-class (I, IIa, IIb, III) — EU MDR classification

Class / pathway	Review clock	Planning total	Provenance
Class I(Self-declaration (no notified body)) MDR Art. 52(7): non-sterile, non-measuring, non-reusable-surgical Class I devices are self-declared, so no authority or notified body reviews the file and there is no review clock Elapsed time is Eudamed actor and device registration, which has no guaranteed processing time, plus any national registration duty	0 days	6-9 months	Verified

Class / pathway

Review clock

Planning total

Provenance

Class I(Self-declaration (no notified body))

MDR Art. 52(7): non-sterile, non-measuring, non-reusable-surgical Class I devices are self-declared, so no authority or notified body reviews the file and there is no review clock

Elapsed time is Eudamed actor and device registration, which has no guaranteed processing time, plus any national registration duty

0 days

6-9 months

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