Ethiopia medical device regulations

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EFDA rules and guidance for medical device market access, registration, and lifecycle compliance. Each code opens a metadata page with the official source and readable HTML when available.

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Changes after registration in Ethiopia

Source-linked rules for common changes to a registered IVD. Read the scope and conditions with each rule; unverified details are listed separately.

Does changing a device brand name or logo require an update?

A change to the registered brand name and a change to logo artwork can follow different rules. The legal manufacturer, device design and intended purpose remain the same.

A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.

Change control →Label, IFU & language →UDI, listing & traceability →

How do I update a manufacturer's name without changing the legal entity?

The same legal manufacturer changes its name, potentially alongside the device brand. A transfer to another legal entity is a separate question; permission to combine filings needs its own evidence.

A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.

Change control →Economic-operator roles →Label, IFU & language →

What changes when the manufacturer's office address changes?

An office address change for the same legal entity, potentially alongside name and brand changes. This does not cover moving a factory or manufacturing site, and a combined filing cannot be assumed.

A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.

Change control →Economic-operator roles →Label, IFU & language →

Does a catalogue or reference code change affect registration or UDI?

Check which identifier actually changes. A commercial catalogue, REF or order code is not automatically a device model, registered identifier, GTIN or UDI-DI. Rules for one identifier do not establish the route for another.

A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.

Change control →UDI, listing & traceability →Label, IFU & language →

Can a registration transfer to a different legal entity?

A real change of legal manufacturer, registration holder or owner. This differs from renaming the same entity; a change of local representative or importer alone does not establish a registration transfer route. Where other changes occur with the transfer, the exact combination and sequence need separate evidence.

A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.

Change control →Economic-operator roles →Approval validity & renewal →

Can several changes be filed together?

Changes to brand, manufacturer name, office address and reference codes may occur together, including with a real transfer to another legal manufacturer, registration holder or owner. Assess transfer with each single change, and transfer with brand plus reference, manufacturer name plus reference, or office address plus reference changes: seven transfer combinations in total. Evidence must establish the exact combination and the order of filings and approvals. These combinations and their sequence are not all verified by the rules below; a rule for one change does not prove that a single application, fee or review period covers the combination.

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Combined filing

Combined change notifications within one dossier

Fact-level verified

For changes within one dossier involving listings of a single risk class, multiple changes submitted together can be considered in one Change Notification application. Fees and assessment follow the highest change category in that application.

Conditions

Grouping depends on the applicable change categories; this fact does not establish the separate rules for multiple dossiers or different risk classes.
A new Change Notification application cannot be submitted while any Change Notification or renewal application remains pending for the same product or marketing authorization certificate.
Applies to registered medical devices and IVDs; not to an initial registration application still under consideration.

Effective from 2026-06-30

Combined-application scope independently reviewed against the original EFDA/GDL/098 Version 002. This rule gives no standalone fee amount or review duration.

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