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Authority & regime

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ALMBiH is the state-level competent authority for medical devices: The competent authority for medical devices in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Agencija za lijekove i medicinska sredstva B…
Premises, personnel and retail inspection are Entity and Brčko District competences, not the state agency's: The regime is split. Conditions concerning premises, equipment and personnel for the manufacture and retail of medical devices, and pharmaceutical inspection supervision of retail trade in…

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Legal basis & guidance

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Ordinance on Medical Devices (Official Gazette of BiH No. 4/10) made under the Act No. 58/08: The operative instrument for medical devices in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Ordinance on Medical Devices (Pravilnik o medicinskim sredstvima), Official Gazette of BiH No. 4/10 of 19 Janua…
The Ordinance applies until regulations transposing the relevant EU directives are adopted: The Ordinance on Medical Devices entered into force on the eighth day after its publication in the Official Gazette of BiH and applies until regulations transposing the relevant European Un…

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Device definition & scope

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Medical device definition: instruments, apparatus, material and other products; IVDs covered separately: Under the Act, medical devices are instruments, apparatus, material and other products applied to humans which do not achieve their principal intended action by pharmacological, immunologic…

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Classification rules

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Bosnian and Herzegovinian classes I, II-a, II-b and III: Class I, Class II-a, Class II-b, Class III

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Registration pathways

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The applicant must be a BiH-based manufacturer or a legal person representing the foreign manufacturer: An application for entry in the Register of medical devices may be submitted only by a manufacturer of medical devices with its seat in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or by a legal person represen…
The Agency issues the registration certificate within 90 days of a complete application: The Agency decides on the entry of a medical device in the Register of medical devices by a certificate of entry, which it is obliged to issue within 90 days of receipt of a complete applic…

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Reliance & recognition

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EU-recognised conformity assessment: CE marking is recognised in Bosnia and Herzegovina: statement: Where the conformity of a medical device with the general and special requirements is determined by a conformity assessment body recognised in the European Union, the manufacture…
In vitro diagnostic devices: EC certificate required except List D, with declaration of conformity: statement: For in vitro diagnostic medical devices the registration dossier must contain a certificate of conformity with the directives and regulations of the European Union (CE marking ce…

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Economic-operator roles

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Where the device is manufactured abroad the BiH supplier/importer assumes the manufacturer's duties: Where a medical device is manufactured abroad, the duties that the Act places on the manufacturer are assumed in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the supplier or importer of the medical device. Th…
The manufacturer's representative must have its authorisation registered with the Ministry of Foreign Trade: A representative of a medical device manufacturer must hold the manufacturer's authorisation or a representation contract registered with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relation…

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Establishment, import & distribution

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Retail may only procure from registered wholesalers or registered manufacturers: A legal or natural person engaged in retail of medical devices in specialised medical device shops may procure medical devices only from wholesalers of medical devices, or from a manufactur…
Wholesale distribution requires prior registration of the activity with the Agency: A legal entity engaged in the wholesale distribution of medical devices must, before starting that activity, register its activity with the Agency, which considers the application and keeps…

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Dossier requirements

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Insurance policy covering user damage is a mandatory dossier item: The registration dossier must include an insurance policy as proof of insurance of users against damage arising in the application of the medical device. The manufacturer or authorised repr…
ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certificates required except for Class I devices: The registration dossier must include a quality system certificate (ISO certificate), except for class I medical devices. The Agency's applicant guidance specifies ISO 9001:2015 (quality ma…

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Official forms & portals

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Applications must be entered in the Agency's electronic device-sector application: All data, the application, the list of medical devices and the complete documentation submitted to the Agency's registry office must be entered into the electronic application of the Sector…

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Submission & evidence

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Label, IFU & language

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Registration requires the foreign-language IFU plus a proposed IFU in an official language of BiH: The registration dossier for a class I, IIa, IIb or III device must contain the instructions for use in a foreign language for products of foreign origin together with a proposed instructio…
Instructions for use not required for class I and IIa devices usable safely without them, or for professional use: Instructions for use are exceptionally not required for class I and class IIa medical devices where those devices can be used safely without instructions. Instructions are also not required…

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QMS, audit & inspection

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Agency inspectors may inspect the manufacturer's quality system and suspend marketing of non-conforming devices: In carrying out inspection supervision in the field of medical devices, an Agency inspector has the right and the duty to supervise the manufacturer's quality assurance system and, where ne…

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Standards, testing & ancillary approvals

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BiH technical requirements for products and conformity assessment: Product-specific
ANNT electrical-equipment safety ordinance: Electrical safety
ANNT electromagnetic-compatibility ordinance: EMC

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Fees

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Entry in the Register of medical devices, Class I — up to 25 products by protected or generic name in the application: BAM 200
Entry in the Register of medical devices, Class I — over 100 products by protected or generic name in the application: BAM 100

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Review clocks

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Class I — entry in the ALMBIH Register of medical devices · Application for entry in the Register of medical devices filed with the Agency by a manufacturer seated in BiH or by a legal person representing a foreign manufacturer and seated in BiH, with the manufacturer's own declaration of conformity (Law čl. 101(2)(a)): 90 days
Classes II-a, II-b and III — entry in the ALMBIH Register of medical devices · Application for entry in the Register of medical devices after conformity has been determined by an authorised institution, or by the Agency's Commission for Medical Devices where no authorised institution exists (Law čl. 101(2)(b) and the closing paragraph of čl. 101): 90 days
Clinical investigation of a medical device — tacit approval · Notification of a clinical investigation to the Agency by the manufacturer or the importer of the medical device (Law čl. 120(1)): 30 days

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Approval validity & renewal

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The holder must renew expired certificates within 30 days or the device is deleted from the Register: The holder of an entry in the Register is obliged to renew, within 30 days, the validity of certificates and other documents that have an expiry date. A manufacturer or representative submi…
Registration certificate is valid for five years: By the Agency's certificate of entry the applicant acquires the right to place the medical device on the market until the expiry of the certificate. The period of validity of the certificat…

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Lifecycle & post-market

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Change control

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Manufacturer name or address amendments require updated conformity and representation documents: A request to amend the name and/or address of the manufacturer of a medical device must be accompanied, among other items, by an updated letter of authorisation by which the manufacturer au…
The certificate holder must notify the Agency in writing of every change and apply for amendment: During the period of validity of the certificate of entry the holder must inform the Agency in writing of every change, renewal or amendment of the issued certificate or of the submitted do…

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UDI, listing & traceability

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Medical device must be entered in the Agency's Register before it may be placed on the market (state level, ALMBIH): At state level, a medical device may be placed on the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina only once it has been entered in the Register of medical devices kept by the Agency for Medicinal Prod…
Republika Srpska entity law requires a separate entity register of medical devices in circulation in the entity: At the level of the Republika Srpska entity, the entity Law on Medicines and Medical Devices requires the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Republika Srpska to keep a register of…

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Clinical investigation & performance

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Clinical investigation must be registered with the Agency; silence for 30 days permits commencement: Before clinical investigation of a medical device begins on the territory of BiH, the intended investigation must be registered with the Agency. The applicant may be the sponsor of the inve…

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Special access & derogation

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Devices for clinical investigation and custom-made devices are exempt from marking: It is not necessary to mark medical devices that are intended for clinical investigation, or that are made to order for an individual patient or user.

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Manufacturer PMS

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Manufacturer must keep the vigilance-system data current (lifecycle update duty): At state level, manufacturers and holders of an entry in the Register of medical devices of BiH are required to regularly update the data on the persons responsible for vigilance, as well a…
Manufacturer must record ALL adverse occurrences and safety corrective actions, including non-reportable ones: At state level, manufacturers and holders of an entry in the Register of medical devices of Bosnia and Herzegovina are required to keep a record of all adverse occurrences and safety correc…

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Vigilance & incident reporting

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Manufacturers, distributors and health institutions must report adverse effects to the Agency: Manufacturers, distributors and health institutions are obliged to report to the Agency every observed undesirable or harmful effect caused by medical devices, in accordance with the condit…
Materiovigilance applies the Act's pharmacovigilance provisions to medical devices: The provisions of Article 72(1) of the Act relating to pharmacovigilance apply correspondingly to medical devices, that is to the materiovigilance procedure. The manner of and procedure for…

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Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

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Inspectors may prohibit marketing of non-conforming or mislabelled devices and of non-compliant operators: In market surveillance of medical devices an Agency inspector may temporarily prohibit the manufacture, testing and marketing of medical devices for failure to meet the prescribed condition…
Marketing of withdrawn or defective devices is prohibited and disposal is at the owner's cost: Marketing of medical devices that are no longer in use or that are defective is not permitted. Medical devices that are no longer in use are disposed of at the cost of the owner or of the l…

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Advertising, claims & promotion

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Medical device advertising follows the Act's medicinal-product advertising provisions: The provisions of Articles 73, 74, 75, 76 and 77 of the Act, which relate to the advertising of medicinal products, apply correspondingly to medical devices. The conditions and manner of ad…

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Submission communications & appeal

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No appeal against the registration certificate or the classification decision; administrative dispute only: No appeal is permitted against the Agency's certificate of entry in the Register of medical devices; an administrative dispute may however be brought (Član 65. stav (9)). The same applies t…

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ALMBiH registration fees in BAM · reviewed 2026-09-16

Fee line	Amount	Provenance
Entry in the Register of medical devices, Class I — up to 25 products by protected or generic name in the application	BAM 200	Verified
Entry in the Register of medical devices, Class I — over 100 products by protected or generic name in the application	BAM 100	Verified
Entry in the Register of medical devices, Classes IIa and IIb — up to 25 products by protected or generic name in the application	BAM 400	Verified
Entry in the Register of medical devices, Classes IIa and IIb — over 100 products by protected or generic name in the application	BAM 300	Verified

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Registration timeline

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Agencija za lijekove i medicinska sredstva Bosne i Hercegovine (ALMBiH) review clocks and planning ranges · Two national axes: medical devices in classes I, II-a, II-b and III (Law čl. 99(1), Pravilnik čl. 4(1)); in vitro diagnostic devices in lists A, B, C and D (Pravilnik čl. 4(4) and 5(3)), where list A is the highest-risk list classification

Class / pathway	Review clock	Planning total	Provenance
Class I — entry in the ALMBIH Register of medical devices(Application for entry in the Register of medical devices filed with the Agency by a manufacturer seated in BiH or by a legal person representing a foreign manufacturer and seated in BiH, with the manufacturer's own declaration of conformity (Law čl. 101(2)(a)))	90 days	3-7 months	Verified
Classes II-a, II-b and III — entry in the ALMBIH Register of medical devices(Application for entry in the Register of medical devices after conformity has been determined by an authorised institution, or by the Agency's Commission for Medical Devices where no authorised institution exists (Law čl. 101(2)(b) and the closing paragraph of čl. 101))	90 days	5-10 months	Verified
Clinical investigation of a medical device — tacit approval(Notification of a clinical investigation to the Agency by the manufacturer or the importer of the medical device (Law čl. 120(1)))	30 days	2-4 months	Verified

1Pre-Submission Preparation(1-3 months)
2Application Submission(1-2 weeks)
3Administrative Review(2-4 weeks)
4Technical Evaluation(90 days)
5Registration Approval(1-2 weeks)

Key regulations

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Official ALMBiH rules and guidance · 6 of 6 documents linked to official sources

Uputstvo od 27.08.2025Uputstvo o uslovima i načinu priznavanja Izjave proizvođača o usklađenosti medicinskog sredstva („Declaration of Conformity“) usljed prelaska EU direktiva (MDD) na EU regulativu (MDR)

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ALMBIH, Spisak od 30.10.2025Spisak neophodne dokumentacije za izmjenu i/ili dopunu upisa u Registar medicinskih sredstava (30 October 2025)

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Uputstvo od 06.02.2025Uputstvo o uslovima i načinu priznavanja sertifikata o usaglašenosti medicinskih sredstava (EC sertifikat) usljed prelaska EU direktiva (MDD/AIMD) na EU regulativu (MDR)

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ALMBIH MSU-1.2, izdanje 0.9.2, sekcija 2Potrebna dokumentacija za upis medicinskog sredstva u Registar (MSU-1.2, section 2 — documentation required for entry in the Register)

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