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Does my medical device need Decreto-Lei 79/2013 substance restriction (RoHS) in Portugal?

Describe your device to check whether Decreto-Lei 79/2013 substance restriction (RoHS) may apply, why, what facts are missing, and which official source to review.

7 maintained routes10 official source links

Preliminary applicability · country-specific scope

What you receive

Not just a yes or no

A route-by-route answer. Separate product certificates, dossier evidence, import documents, and facility licences stay separate.

Trigger reasoning. See which product facts matter and which missing facts prevent a reliable conclusion.

Official starting points. Open the regulator or government sources behind the maintained country matrix.

Maintained country rule

What this Decreto-Lei 79/2013 substance restriction (RoHS) check is screening

Identifies RoHS, WEEE/EPR, battery, recycling, and producer obligations without miscalling them safety certificates. Evidence may be required, but the matrix does not identify a generic separate certificate.

Requirement family: Environmental and battery obligations
Regulatory object: electrical electronic medical device
Maintained rule status: evidence only no separate certificate
Useful product facts: Battery chemistry/capacity, electrical equipment, importer/producer role, packaging, and market date.

Portugal transposed Directive 2011/65/EU by Decreto-Lei 79/2013 of 11 June, published in Diário da República 111/2013 Series I, with a subsequent declaração de retificação, as recorded on the EUR-Lex national implementing measures page. The Portuguese text itself was not opened, so no article number is given and the designated competent authority is not confirmed from the decree. Directive 2011/65/EU Annex I category 8 covers medical devices, Article 4(3) has bound medical devices since 22 July 2014 and in vitro diagnostic medical devices since 22 July 2016, and Article 2(4)(h) excludes active implantable medical devices.

How to read the answer

Classification is only the first layer

A device may have one medical risk class and still trigger separate radio, electrical, measurement, radiation, environmental, import, or installation requirements. The checker keeps each regulatory object separate.

Product approval

A certificate or approval attached to the finished product, component, or radio host.

Dossier or import evidence

Testing can belong inside the medical dossier, while some documents apply to each shipment.

Site or operator licence

Radiation, installation, use, or measurement controls may apply to a facility or operator.

Country-specific scope

Other Portugal routes to check

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Electrical safety

MDR electrical safety in place of the Low Voltage Directive

Evidence is normally handled inside the medical-device registration route.

EMC

MDR electromagnetic compatibility in place of the EMC Directive

Evidence is normally handled inside the medical-device registration route.

Wireless / radio

Decreto-Lei 57/2017 radio equipment market access

Applies when the product, feature, component, or use is in scope.

Environmental / battery

UNILEX producer-responsibility system as a precondition for market placement

Maintained as a mandatory pre-market route.

Environmental / battery

Battery producer registration in SIRER under Article 55

Maintained as a mandatory pre-market route.

Radiation

APA radiation practice licence or registration

Applies when the product, feature, component, or use is in scope.

Official starting points

Use these authority pages to confirm current scope, technical rules, application routes, and transition dates. A linked source does not turn a preliminary result into an authority decision.

Diário da República Eletrónico

Decreto-Lei 57/2017 arts. 7, 8, 10 and 39 — consolidated RED regime

Diário da República Eletrónico

Decreto-Lei 152-D/2017 arts. 7 and 19 — UNILEX market precondition and APA electronic registration

About this checker

A preliminary tool, not a regulatory determination

Describe the complete product — radio, power, measurement, radiation, battery, materials, accessories, intended use, import route, and existing approvals. The free checker maps those facts to the maintained Portugal scheme matrix and links each route to its official source.

Use the result to identify questions and official sources. Final scope can depend on exact models, modules, bands, components, claims, HS codes, import structure, installation site, and current authority interpretation.

Is this the same as medical device classification in Portugal?: No. Risk classification determines the main medical-device pathway. This checker runs after classification and looks for additional product certificates, dossier evidence, import documents, and facility or operator licences.
Does “no separate certificate” mean no testing is required?: No. Safety, EMC, performance, or other evidence can still be required inside the medical-device dossier even when there is no separate national product certificate.
Is the result an official regulatory determination?: No. It is a preliminary applicability assessment. Review the linked official source and confirm the final route with the relevant authority, certification body, importer, or regulatory professional.