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24 of 25 research dimensions currently covered · 27 official sources · latest verification 2026-09-07

Market entry

D01

Authority & regime

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Competent authority
Läkemedelsverket (Swedish Medical Products Agency) is the Swedish competent authority for medical devices and IVDs under MDR/IVDR, responsible for market control and supervision of actors t…
Supervision split for healthcare use
Läkemedelsverket holds supervision over compliance with MDR/IVDR, with a carve out in 5 kap. 2 § förordning (2021:631) placing certain supervision concerning health and medical care activit…
2 source-linked facts
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D02

Legal basis & guidance

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National legal framework complementing MDR/IVDR
Sweden's national framework complementing MDR and IVDR: Lag (2021:600) med kompletterande bestämmelser till EU:s förordningar om medicintekniska produkter and förordning (2021:631), in forc…
Interim national reporting rules until Eudamed is functional
Until Eudamed is fully functional, complementary national requirements on how serious incident and FSCA reporting to Läkemedelsverket must be made are set in Läkemedelsverkets föreskrifter…
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D03

Device definition & scope

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National category: national medical information systems (NMI)
Sweden regulates a national product category 'nationella medicinska informationssystem' (NMI, national medical information systems) — products that in terms of use are close to medical devi…
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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
1 maintained scheme
Checked 2026-08-26
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D05

Registration pathways

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Market-access route and national registration scope
No national pre market approval: devices placed on the Swedish market must meet MDR or IVDR and be CE marked; neither national registration nor Eudamed registration means any competent auth…
Registration moves to Eudamed; national annual fee continues
National registration obligations migrate to the European database Eudamed as its modules become subject to the functionality notice (old national registration rules applied until six month…
2 source-linked facts
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D06

Reliance & recognition

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EU CE under MDR/IVDR — single market validity
target: geo:swe · sourceApproval: EU CE under MDR/IVDR · edgeType: single market validity · marketAccessStrength: direct · regulatoryLayer: product marketing · sameDeviceRequired: Yes · loc…
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D07

Economic-operator roles

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National registration for Art. 16.2-16.4 importers/distributors
Distributors and importers responsible for translation/re labelling or repackaging under MDR/IVDR Art. 16.2 16.4 who sell on the Swedish market must register the activity with Läkemedelsver…
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D08

Establishment, import & distribution

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Distributor/importer duty to inform Läkemedelsverket
Distributors and importers must inform Läkemedelsverket (primarily by e mail to registrator@lakemedelsverket.se) of suspected or confirmed serious risk with a product, suspected or confirme…
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D09

Dossier requirements

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Language of information submitted to the authority
Information and documentation submitted to Läkemedelsverket (e.g. technical documentation provided on request) may be in Swedish or English; the EU declaration of conformity may be in Swedi…
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D10

Official forms & portals

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Official form or portal surface
Läkemedelsverket e services are the national submission channel for registration, change and deregistration of actors/products, for serious incident reports (EU MIR form uploaded in PDF and…
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Submission & evidence

D11

Label, IFU & language

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Swedish language requirement for labels and IFU
Users of medical devices in Sweden must have access to information in Swedish: labelling, instructions for use and other information supplied with the product must be in Swedish, including…
Implant card language
Patient information for implantable devices that the manufacturer must supply under MDR Art. 18.1 must be in Swedish, but the information on the implant card accompanying the product may be…
3 source-linked facts
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D12

QMS, audit & inspection

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Notified-body QMS certificate required for Art. 16.2-16.4 activities
Importers/distributors performing re labelling/translation or repackaging under MDR/IVDR Art. 16.2 16.4 must have their quality management system verified by a notified body, and must uploa…
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D13

Standards, testing & ancillary approvals

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MDR electrical safety in place of the Low Voltage Directive
Electrical safety
MDR electromagnetic compatibility in place of the EMC Directive
EMC
Radioutrustningslagen market access
Wireless / radio
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D14

Fees

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Annual fee per registered role - manufacturers and authorised representatives
SEK 30,000
Legacy/directive-product company registration
SEK 2,150
9 maintained fee lines · 3 related facts
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D15

Review clocks

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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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National registration has no expiry date
The Läkemedelsverket registration confirmation has no final validity date; confirmations are issued on registration, change registration and deregistration and are not re issued annually. T…
Documentation retention after deregistration
After deregistration, the manufacturer or authorised representative remains responsible for keeping product documentation for ten years (fifteen years for manufacturers of implantable devic…
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Lifecycle & post-market

D17

Change control

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Changes to registered data via e-service
Registered actors must keep their registered contact and invoicing data current; changes (only the changed data plus basic identification) and deregistrations are filed by the actor itself…
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D18

UDI, listing & traceability

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Unique Device Identification system (Art. 27)
Devices other than custom made and investigational devices carry a Unique Device Identification consisting of a UDI device identifier (UDI DI) specific to a manufacturer and a device and a…
1 source-linked fact
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D19

Clinical investigation & performance

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Application route and mandatory ethics review
Applications and notifications for clinical investigations of devices (MDR) and performance studies of IVDs (IVDR) in Sweden are sent to Läkemedelsverket, which forwards them to Etikprövnin…
Fee obligation for clinical investigation applications
A fee must be paid by anyone applying to conduct a clinical investigation of a medical device or a performance study of an IVD with Läkemedelsverket, and by applicants for other device rela…
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D20

Special access & derogation

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National dispens from CE requirements or language requirements
Läkemedelsverket may, on application, grant a national exemption (dispens) from conformity assessment/CE marking requirements under MDR Art. 59 / IVDR Art. 54, or from the national Swedish…
Restrictions on dispens products on the market
A product placed on the market and taken into use under a granted dispens may not be sold or transferred to any care provider/user other than the one stated in the decision; the manufacture…
2 source-linked facts
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D21

Manufacturer PMS

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Post-market surveillance reporting (Arts. 83-86)
Manufacturers must implement a post market surveillance system (Art. 83) and a documented post market surveillance plan proportionate to the risk class and appropriate to the type of device…
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D22

Vigilance & incident reporting

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Serious incidents in Sweden reported to Läkemedelsverket
Manufacturers must follow up, investigate and report serious incidents that occurred in Sweden to Läkemedelsverket (incidents in other EU countries to the competent authority of that countr…
Serious incident reporting deadlines
Reporting deadlines from manufacturer awareness: serious public health threat — immediately, at the latest 2 days; death or unexpected serious deterioration of a person's health — immediate…
3 source-linked facts
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D23

Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

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FSCA and FSN reporting to Läkemedelsverket
FSCAs and FSNs directed at Sweden must be reported to Läkemedelsverket. Manufacturers established in Sweden report to LV regardless of whether the affected products are or were provided in…
1 source-linked fact
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D24

Advertising, claims & promotion

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National sanction fees and penalties for MDR/IVDR violations
Sweden enforces MDR/IVDR obligations nationally: administrative sanction fees (sanktionsavgift) can be imposed inter alia for violations of MDR Art. 7 (misleading claims) or Art. 10 16, up…
1 source-linked fact
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D25

Submission communications & appeal

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Appeal to general administrative court
Decisions under the national act may be appealed to a general administrative court (allmän förvaltningsdomstol); leave to appeal is required for appeal to the administrative court of appeal…
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Government fees

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Swedish Medical Products Agency registration fees in SEK · reviewed 2026-08-25

Fee lineAmountProvenance
Annual fee per registered role - manufacturers and authorised representativesSEK 30,000Verified
Legacy/directive-product company registrationSEK 2,150Verified
Legacy/directive-product registration by product countSEK 1,000–10,000Verified
Exemption from conformity assessment (MDR Art. 59 / IVDR Art. 54)SEK 62,000Verified
5 more fee lines on the full schedule · 9 of 9 rows source-verified

Registration timeline

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Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) review clocks and planning ranges · 4-class (I, IIa, IIb, III) — EU MDR classification

Class / pathwayReview clockPlanning totalProvenance
Class I(Self-declaration (no notified body))0 days6-9 monthsVerified
  1. 1Pre-Submission Preparation(1-3 months)
  2. 2Application Submission(1-2 weeks)
  3. 3Administrative Review(2-4 weeks)
  4. 4Technical Evaluation(0 days)
  5. 5Registration Approval(1-2 weeks)

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