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Competent authority
National authority responsible for medical-device oversight.
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Ministry of Health · official source indexBrunei medical device regulatory sources
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1 dimensions sourced5 official sources2026-09-15 reviewed
Official starting point
Brunei Darussalam has no authority that registers medical devices. The only product-registration authority on the official record is the Brunei Darussalam Medicines Control Authority (BDMCA), acting through the Department of Pharmaceutical Services of the Ministry of Health, and its published remit is limited to medicinal products (and cosmetic products).
The only product-registration pathway Brunei operates is for medicinal products: since July 2012 importers, wholesalers and manufacturers must register a medicinal product before it may be marketed, by application to the Drug Registration Unit in the Product Regulation Section of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services. No registration pathway for medical devices is established, published or…
Coverage boundary
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Structured coverage
Nine regulatory research dimensions
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Official
Legislation & guidance
Primary law, regulation, or official implementation guidance.
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Registration & submission
Official route used to register an operator or submit a device.
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Official forms
Current authority forms, filing templates, or online form surface.
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Label, IFU & language
Official surface for labeling, instructions for use, and language rules.
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UDI & traceability
Official UDI, device identification, or traceability surface.
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Post-market & vigilance
Incident reporting, vigilance, safety action, and recall surface.
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Import & establishment
Importer, local operator, establishment, or market-entry surface.
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Renewal & change
Renewal, variation, amendment, transfer, or discontinuation surface.
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Source highlights
What the reviewed surfaces indicate
- The only Brunei statute that imposes a product-registration requirement is the Medicines Act, Chapter 285, and it expressly excludes medical devices: 'medicinal product' is defined as 'any substance or article (not being an instrument, apparatus or appliance)', and both the prohibition on unregistered supply (s. 10(1)) and the power to register (s. 11(1)) attach only to a 'medicinal product'. No…
Primary evidence
Official sources
ASEAN Secretariat, Treaty Division, Legal Services and Agreements Directorate
ASEAN Legal Instruments — document detail and instruments of ratification for the ASEAN Agreement on Medical Device Directive
Country research batch source.
Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam
Medicines Act, Chapter 285, Laws of Brunei Darussalam, Revised Edition 2024 (B.L.R.O. 5/2024)
Country research batch source.
Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
Pharmacy Services — Product Registration (Brunei Darussalam Medicines Control Authority; Drug Registration Unit, Product Regulation Section)
Country research batch source.
Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
Tender Reference No. KK/179/2025/JPR/(TC) — Provision of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Services for the Department of Renal Services, Ministry of Health
Country research batch source.
Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam Pharmacovigilance Guidelines, Part 1 (healthcare professionals) and Part 2 (licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and product licence holders)
Country research batch source.
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