Tanzania medical device regulations
Official sources linkedTMDA 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.
| Code | Regulation | Category | Effective | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices Regulations | Medical Device and IVD Regulations TMDA regulations governing registration, control, and oversight of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices under the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Act. | Registration | — | Official |
| Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Act, Cap. 219 | Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Act Primary statutory basis for TMDA regulation of medicines, medical devices and diagnostics. This entry points to the official acts collection. The proposed Chapter 219 R.E. 2021 PDF carries a REVIEW DRAFT watermark and is not published as the authoritative consolidated text. | General | — | Official |
| TMDA/DMD/MDA/G/001 Rev 03 | Compendium of Guidelines for Marketing Authorization of Medical Devices, Diagnostics and Laboratory Equipment TMDA marketing-authorization compendium (June 2024, document # TMDA/DMD/MDA/G/001 Rev 03, 247 pages) — the official successor to the standalone "Guidelines on Submission of Documentation for Registration of Medical Devices" (TMDA/DMC/MDC/G/001, 3rd edition April 2020), whose stored TMDA upload URL now returns HTTP 404 while TMDA's marketing-authorization procedure page links this compendium alongside the dead file. Consolidates the dossier guideline family into Parts I-XI — procedural aspects for marketing authorization, technical documentation requirements for medical devices and IVDs, notification of exempted devices, classification rules for devices and IVDDs, clinical evidence, labelling incl. electronic IFU, grouping, software and AI medical devices, borderline products — plus Annex I essential-requirements checklist, Annex II essential-principles guidance, and Annex III ISO 15223-1 symbols. Ingested in full with all parts and annexes. | Registration | — | Official |
Exports carry source + retrieval dateChanges after registration in Tanzania
Source-linked rules for common changes to a registered medical device. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A source-verified answer for this specific scenario is not yet published.
What these codes are
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