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🇺🇾 Uruguay medical device regulatory data

Explore the medical device requirements currently available for Uruguay, organized by topic and linked to official sources.

42 facts23 dimensions13 official sourceslatest verification 2026-09-15

Advertising, claims & promotion

Which claims, audiences, channels, approvals, and restrictions apply?

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Advertising decree scope excludes medical products

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The advertising regime of Decreto 18/989 (propaganda limited to the approved pharmacological actions and doses; 30-day silence rule for unapproved indications) covers medicamentos and, via Art. 16, pharmaceutical products for medicinal, dental, cosmetic and dietetic use; it does not cover reactivos de diagnóstico, equipos médicos or dispositivos terapéuticos.

Approval validity & renewal

What expires, what is retained periodically, and when must renewal start?

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Renewal window and consequences

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Renewal must be requested before the Departamento de Tecnología Médica of the MSP in advance of expiry; if observations are raised there are 90 days to cure them, after which the renewal is deemed denied and the file archived. The registration certificate enables commercialisation of the products during its validity period.

Conditions
  • Applies to registrations approaching expiry; renewal restarts a 5-year validity.

Authority & regime

Which authority and binding regime govern this product, task, and date?

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Competent authority

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Ministry of Public Health (MSP), División Productos de Salud - Departamento de Tecnología Médica (currently organised as Departamento de Evaluación de Tecnología) evaluates registration applications for medical products: diagnostic reagents, therapeutic devices and medical equipment.

Conditions
  • Applies to all product categories regulated by Decreto 3/008 (reactivos de diagnóstico, dispositivos terapéuticos, equipos médicos).

Upgrades and corrects the baseline partial fact: the evaluating office sits in División Productos de Salud; contact registro.tecnologia@msp.gub.uy, 18 de Julio 1892, tel. 1934.

Change control

Does the event require internal documentation, notice, prior approval, transfer, or a new application?

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Registration transfer (Cesión de Registro)

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Product registrations included in a certificate may be transferred to another company (Cesión de Registro) only with prior approval of the Departamento de Tecnología Médica; the transfer is definitive and keeps the validity of the original registration.

Conditions
  • Described in the MSP procedural manual; change of Dirección Técnica has its own form (FO-13222-018).

Post-registration change notification

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Fact-level verified

Any modification made by the manufacturer or importer must be communicated to the competent sanitary authority for the purpose of updating the registration; failure to comply with this duty is a ground for suspension of the product registration.

Conditions
  • Links Art. 7 h) duty with Art. 24 a) suspension power.

Clinical investigation & performance

Which clinical or IVD performance evidence or study is required and accepted?

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Clinical evidence rule

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The dossier must describe the safety and efficacy (essential requirements) of the product; where this description does not demonstrate safety and efficacy, the sanitary authority may require clinical investigation at the charge of the importer or manufacturer.

Conditions
  • Triggered only when the submitted description fails to demonstrate safety/efficacy; assessment standard now MERCOSUR GMC Res. 7/24 via Decreto 35/025.

Device definition & scope

Is the product a device, IVD, accessory, software, or borderline product locally?

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Regulated product categories and definitions

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Art. 1 of Decreto 3/008 establishes three categories: A) reactivos para diagnóstico (chemical or biological substances, alone or as systems, excluding reading equipment, used in vitro or in vivo to investigate a human ailment); B) equipos médicos (instruments or apparatus, mechanical, electrical, electronic or logical - including software - applied to diagnostic, biological, imaging or therapeutic ends, including spare parts, calibration/conditioning solutions and accessories); C) dispositivos (terapéuticos/médicos) (instruments, implements, implants and materials for diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease, etc., whose principal action is not achieved by pharmacological or metabolic means).

Conditions
  • Software falls within 'equipos médicos' when it is a logical/computing component of a medical instrument or apparatus.

Category A covers IVD-type reagents; reading equipment is excluded from A and captured under B.

Dossier requirements

Which evidence, local deltas, formats, and signatures are required?

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Technical report (informe técnico)

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The technical report must contain: a) detailed description of the product including operating rationale and action, composition and accessories; b) manufacturer-stated intended use/indication; c) precautions, restrictions, warnings and special care including storage and transport; d) presentation forms; e) flow diagram of manufacturing stages with a summary of each; f) description of safety and efficacy (essential requirements) - if safety and efficacy are not demonstrated, MSP may require a clinical investigation at the charge of the importer or manufacturer.

Conditions
  • Item f) is assessed against the essential requirements now set by MERCOSUR GMC Res. 7/24 (Decreto 35/025); the consolidated text of Art. 8 f) still cites Decreto 152/001.

Registration dossier content

dossier.registration-requirements
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The registration file (carpeta) comprises: habilitación/registry constancia; technical specifications of the product; commercial documentation attached to the product (brochures, instructions, user manuals, warranties); certificate of free sale of the country of origin; sworn declaration of new/used/recycled status; and a solicitud form - presented per family with numbered folios, a table of contents (formulario/rótulo/CLV/información técnica folios), copies of quality certificates the company holds (if applicable) and the technical report. Free sale certificates must have the products to be registered marked on them.

Conditions
  • Max 20 products per carpeta, all of the same family; the application is signed by the legal representative and the Director Técnico with a professional stamp (timbre profesional).

Manual section 7.1 sets the folder order (PRIMERO nota ... SEXTO formulario ... SÉPTIMO información técnica); footnote: 'señalizar en el CLV de procedencia los productos a registrar'.

Used/recycled equipment requirements

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For medical equipment, a sworn declaration states whether the equipment is new, used or recycled with year of manufacture; used equipment requires a local recycling protocol, a copy of the free sale certificate of the country of origin, user and service manuals, and a sworn declaration by the representative detailing recycling, pre-installation, installation and after-sales capability; recycled equipment requires a management system with process traceability. Providers with expired registrations may renew once if the equipment remains operational.

Conditions
  • The one-time renewal allowance for expired registrations was added by Decreto 87/010.

Economic-operator roles

Which manufacturer, representative, holder, applicant, importer, and distributor roles apply?

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Company roles subject to MSP registry

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The MSP keeps a registry/habilitación of companies that are manufacturers, representatives, distributors and/or importers of the regulated medical products; under Decreto 3/008 the scope extends to companies that produce, import, store, distribute or perform repair/maintenance of such products. Foreign manufacturers therefore operate through an MSP-habilitated local company (representative/importer).

Conditions
  • Applies to any company placing or servicing regulated products in Uruguay.

Decreto 3/008 Art. 2 restates the habilitación duty for producers, importers, storers, distributors and repairers.

Director Técnico requirement

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Every company under Decreto 3/008 must have a responsible Director Técnico, a university professional (physician, dentist, pharmaceutical chemist, engineer or other competent professional), who evaluates products, trains staff, advises technically and co-shares responsibility for compliance; registration applications must be signed by the legal representative and the Director Técnico, and both remain responsible for the product while it remains on the market.

Conditions
  • Applies to all habilitated companies; the PIRM electronic form must specifically be digitally signed by the Director Técnico.

Establishment, import & distribution

Which establishment licences, importer permissions, and distribution controls apply?

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Establishment licence (habilitación)

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Companies that produce, import, store, distribute or repair/maintain medical products must be habilitated by the MSP; the habilitación is valid for five years. The trámite (form FO-13222-003) is filed in person with a note to the Minister signed by the legal representative and the Dirección Técnica, notarial certificate, Director Técnico credential, premises documentation (plans, pest control, fire brigade clearance, staff health cards) and product lists; the certificate is valid up to 5 years from the date of the Ministerial Resolution and the trámite is fee-bearing (arancelado).

Conditions
  • Obligatory for every company importing, storing or distributing reactivos de diagnóstico, equipos médicos and/or dispositivos terapéuticos.

Decreto 3/008 Art. 2: 'La habilitación tendrá una validez de cinco (5) años'; filing is physical plus scanned PDFs at Departamento de Administración Documental, Av. 18 de Julio 1892.

Public auction import controls

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Medical products offered at public auction must be previously inspected by competent MSP personnel to determine fitness and validity for use; only authorised firms may acquire them, and the auctioneer must report buyer details to the Departamento de Tecnología Médica within five business days.

Conditions
  • Applies to products under Decreto 3/008 sold at remate/subasta pública.

Import control certificate (TECM)

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Fact-level verified

Importing equipos y dispositivos médicos requires an MSP certificate obtained through VUCE trámite TECM: either a 'certificado negativo' (product not registered) or a 'desaduanamiento' (customs clearance) which requires the company to be registered with MSP and the product to have a registration application in process; VUCE transmits the approved certificate automatically to the Dirección Nacional de Aduanas enabling entry (certificate numbers start with prefix VU).

Conditions
  • Negative certificates for tender (licitación) purposes must still be processed in paper format; e-cigarette/vaporiser shipments are routed by the Departamento de Tecnología Médica to the Legal Department for decision.

Fees

What regulator fee applies to this class, route, event, and date?

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Fees set by reference to the tariffs in force

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For registration purposes the tariffs in force (aranceles vigentes) apply, i.e. the fee schedule is set outside Decreto 3/008 itself and is collected through MSP Tesorería and the VUCE trámite charges.

Conditions
  • Distinct legal rule underpinning all medical-product registration fees.

Import certificate free of charge

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Fact-level verified

The TECM trámite for the MSP negative certificate / customs clearance (desaduanamiento) certificate for importing medical equipment and devices has no cost.

Conditions
  • Fee-exemption condition specific to the import-control certificate; paper-format tender negatives follow the same no-cost rule on the VUCE page.

Label, IFU & language

Which label and IFU elements, languages, symbols, and translation controls apply?

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Labeling and IFU in Spanish

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All regulated products must be labelled and carry user instructions and technical information; the labelling, in Spanish, must state: a) product name and container content; b) lot number and, where applicable, manufacturing date and expiry; c) name and address of manufacturer and importer and country of origin; d) MSP product registration number and responsible Director Técnico name; e) instructions for safe use; f) sterilisation date, method and expiry (if applicable); g) storage/conservation/handling conditions and reusable status; h) warnings. Items a) to c) must appear on the primary packaging. Equipment whose dimensions permit must bear name, address, telephone and contact details of the responsible company.

Conditions
  • Responsibility lies with the legal representatives together with the Directores Técnicos of the manufacturing or importing companies.

Manufacturer PMS

Which PMS plan, report, PMCF or PMPF, trend, and lifecycle-update duties apply?

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Post-market duty of the company

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The Director Técnico and the legal representative are responsible for communicating to the DTM-MSP any problem that arises during commercialisation of the products, and remain responsible for the product during the whole habilitación period and while products remain on the market.

Official forms & portals

Which current form, portal, account, and submission package must be used?

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Official forms catalogue

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MSP publishes the FO-13222 series for technology-evaluation trámites, including: FO-13222-006 registration of equipo médico; -007 reactivo de diagnóstico; -008 dispositivo terapéutico; -009 general product registration request; -010 model registration note; -011 Class I declaration; -016 certificate of negative registration; -017 request for evaluation prioritisation; -018 change of Dirección Técnica; -019 unregistered medical products; -020 patient informed consent; plus verification checklists LV-13222-001 to -004.

Conditions
  • Forms are downloadable from the MSP gub.uy forms page.

The existence of FO-13222-011 'Formulario de Declaración Clase I' evidences a class-based declarative track alongside full registration.

VUCE PIRM portal mechanics

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The PIRM trámite is performed by a logged VUCE user of a VUCE-registered company (or the customs broker), using digital signature - the Uruguayan identity card with DNIC PIN or an advanced physical-person signature with token; the form must obligatorily be signed by the company's Director Técnico. Operation is started with Código de Régimen 'REGISTRO / ESPECIALES', Entidad 'Ministerio de Salud Pública', Trámite PIRM.

Conditions
  • Mobile ID formats (Firma ID Digital, Identidad Mobile, Tu ID) are explicitly not accepted.

Corrects the baseline partial portal-surface fact with verified portal detail.

QMS, audit & inspection

Which QMS, audit, inspection, and certificate scope is accepted or required?

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QMS and inspection regime

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The dossier is evaluated documentarily and includes copies of quality certificates held by the company only 'if applicable'; recycled equipment must have a management system with process traceability. Registered companies must exhibit, on MSP inspection: the product registration certificate, a complete copy of the registration dossier, maintenance activity records (for equipment maintainers), a copy of the registration of products commercialised with supplier/acquirer documentation (distributors), and the applicable quality certificate.

Conditions
  • Applies to companies holding or applying for product registrations; recycled-equipment traceability system required only for that route.

Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

Which recall, FSCA, notice, and authority-coordination duties apply?

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Seizure and destruction of dangerous products

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Where products are not fit for their intended use or may pose a danger to human health, definitive seizure is ordered and the products are destroyed at the infractor's expense.

Conditions
  • Enforced through the sanctioning procedure before DIGESA (Art. 29).

Registration suspension for risk

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Fact-level verified

The competent authorities will suspend the registrations of medical products where: a) non-compliance with Art. 7 literal h) (change notification) is proven, or b) there are duly justified suspicions that the product presents risks to the health of the patient, operator or third parties.

Conditions
  • Market-surveillance measure protecting patients, operators and third parties.

Registration pathways

Which registration, notification, listing, reliance, or conformity route applies?

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Registration obligation

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Fact-level verified

All products defined in Decreto 3/008 (diagnostic reagents, therapeutic devices, medical equipment) must be registered with the MSP; applications are submitted by companies holding a valid MSP habilitación, and registration is done by families of products.

Conditions
  • Applies to domestic and imported products alike (Art. 7 e): for national products the registration doubles as the request for authorisation to sell).

Market-access route and submission surface

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Submission Surface

Registration and renewal applications are filed electronically through the VUCE PIRM trámite ('PIRM - MSP - Recepción de solicitudes de registro de productos de DETM'), backed by the MSP manual dossier ('carpeta', max 20 products per folder, all within the same family) and category-specific forms.

Verified Highlights
  • Separate registration forms per category: FO-13222-006 equipo médico, FO-13222-007 reactivo de diagnóstico, FO-13222-008 dispositivo terapéutico.
  • Certificate issued: 'Certificado de Registro y Autorización de venta de Productos Médicos'.
Conditions
  • Company must be habilitated by MSP before filing product registrations.

Corrects the baseline partial fact with verified portal and form identifiers.

Reliance & recognition

Which foreign decisions or evidence can be reused, with what effect and conditions?

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Existing records include acceptance, restrictions and evidence reuse. The applicable product scope and conditions are preserved below; a reference does not by itself confer market access.

Uruguay approvals and evidence in other markets (0 records)

No linked record is currently maintained. This does not establish that a pathway is unavailable.

Prior approvals and evidence for Uruguay (4 records)

UruguaySource authority not specified

Regulatory reference

Foreign evidence accepted at registration

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Fact-level verified

Registration requires a certificate of free sale (certificado de libre venta, CLV) issued by the competent authority of the country of origin; where the authorities of origin do not issue it and MSP deems it pertinent, it may be replaced by a quality certificate granted by recognised bodies.

Conditions
  • CLV is requested from the countries of procedencia (from where products will be imported, up to three places listed in the form); the products to be registered must be marked (señalizados) on the CLV; the product name on the form must match the CLV.

Manual (form item 5) additionally records the CLV country, expiry date and folio number with the certificates highlighted.

Prior approval / evidence record

China NMPA approval: origin evidence only

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Pending verification
Statement

Decreto 3/008 Art. 7 d) requires, for product registration before the Ministry of Public Health, a free-sale certificate issued by the competent body of the country of origin; if the origin authorities do not issue one and MSP deems it pertinent, it may be replaced by a quality certificate from recognized bodies. An NMPA registration/free-sale certificate is therefore the required origin document for China-made devices. The decree contains no reference-country list and no abridged review based on foreign approvals, and MSP evaluates safety and efficacy under Art. 8 f) with the option to require clinical investigation.

Source Jurisdiction Id

china

Source Authority Id

nmpa

Source Approval

China NMPA medical device registration certificate (Class II/III) or Class I filing record

Target Jurisdiction Id

uruguay

China Classes In Scope

NMPA Class I filings and Class II/III certificates for all MSP product categories (reactivos de diagnóstico, equipos médicos, dispositivos médicos)

Edge Type

Origin Country Evidence

Market Access Strength

Evidence Only

Regulatory Layer

Product Marketing

Local Application Required

Yes

Target Decision Retained

Yes

Conditions
  • CLV from the competent body of the country of origin; substitutable only if that authority does not issue it and MSP agrees
  • Art. 8 f): MSP may request clinical investigation if safety/efficacy is not demonstrated
  • Registration valid 5 years
  • Independent verification is incomplete. Treat this record as a research lead, not a confirmed benefit or exclusion; see the 2026-09-15 independent review.

Effective from 2008-01-17

Source passage: d) certificado de libre venta emitido por el organismo competente del país de origen. En caso de que las autoridades del país de origen no lo emitieran y si el Ministerio de Salud Pública lo juzga pertinente, podrá sustituirse por certificado de calidad otorgado por organismos reconocidos;

UruguayEU conformity assessment

Prior approval / evidence record

CE Mark (EU MDR)

Authority

CE Mark (EU MDR)

Accepted

Yes

Benefit

Uruguay works from the certificate of free sale and the technical dossier behind the CE certificate. The MSP period is set by the procedure, not by where the device was approved.

Timeline Savings

None published

Maintained reference · planning ranges remain estimates · reviewed 2026-08-30

UruguayUS FDA

Prior approval / evidence record

FDA 510(k)/PMA

Authority

FDA 510(k)/PMA

Accepted

Yes

Benefit

Accepted as evidence of conformity alongside the certificate of free sale, with no published reduction.

Timeline Savings

None published

Maintained reference · planning ranges remain estimates · reviewed 2026-08-30

Review clocks

What review, validation, and applicant stop-clock rules apply?

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Review clock and stop-clock rule

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Product registrations must be authorised within a maximum of 180 days from submission of the application; if observations are issued, the period is automatically suspended and the applicants have 90 days to cure them, failing which the file is archived. (Historical note: Decreto 165/999 Art. 9 set a 40-day certificate deadline after acceptance, superseded by Decreto 3/008.)

Conditions
  • The 90-day cure window runs per observation round; under the manual, after first observations the company has a maximum of 3 months to lift them or the application is treated as new, and three or more observation rounds may lead to rejection of the product.

Special access & derogation

Is an emergency, compassionate, custom, humanitarian, or other exceptional path available?

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Compassionate use / unregistered product entry

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The MSP official trámite surface includes 'Solicitud de ingreso de un producto médico por uso compasivo'; the forms catalogue provides FO-13222-019 'Formulario de productos medicos no registrados' and FO-13222-020 'Formulario de Consentimiento Informado para el Paciente' for such entries.

Conditions
  • Route for unregistered medical products entering for individual patient use; detailed eligibility rules are set in the trámite/form, not in Decreto 3/008.

Emergency provisional registration

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Fact-level verified

In situations of sanitary emergency declared by the Executive, the MSP may issue a provisional registration for the medical products regulated by Decreto 3/008 (diagnostic reagents, therapeutic devices, medical equipment) that are manufactured, imported, marketed or distributed in the country, under a precarious and revocable authorisation regime; MSP determines the requirements companies must meet, and the registration may be revoked at any moment if the product does not offer sufficient guarantees of safety and efficacy.

Conditions
  • Requires a declared sanitary emergency (e.g. Decreto 93/2020 COVID-19 emergency); no sunset clause appears in the decree text.

Submission communications & appeal

How are deficiencies answered, clocks handled, and decisions escalated or appealed?

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Deficiency response windows and prioritisation

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Fact-level verified

Applicants answer MSP observations within the 90-day cure window (Art. 11); under the MSP manual, once first observations are issued the company has a maximum of 3 months to lift them or the application restarts as new, and three or more observation rounds lead MSP to consider rejecting the product; an FO-13222-017 form allows requesting prioritisation of product evaluation.

Conditions
  • Manual window (3 months) applies to dossier observations in practice; decree window is 90 days.

Right to be heard before sanctions

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Fact-level verified

Before sanctions under Decreto 3/008 are applied (fines from a minimum of 30 Unidades Reajustables, suspension up to permanent cancellation of registration, annulment and criminal referral in case of fraud), the company is granted a period of 10 working days (vista) to respond.

Conditions
  • Due-process window in the sanctioning procedure run by DIGESA at the request of the Departamento de Tecnología Médica.

UDI, listing & traceability

Which UDI, device listing, database, and traceability duties apply?

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Traceability and listing identifiers

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Products must bear the MSP product registration number and the responsible Director Técnico name on the label; distributors must exhibit the registration of the products they commercialise together with documentation on their suppliers and acquirers; on questioned-product notifications the company must report units sold and buyers.

Vigilance & incident reporting

What is reportable, by whom, where, in what format, and by what deadline?

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Online adverse-event notification trámites

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Fact-level verified

The MSP BPM portal offers separate online trámites 'Notificación de Eventos Adversos con Reactivos de Diagnóstico', 'Notificación de Eventos Adversos con Equipos Médicos' and 'Notificación de Eventos Adversos con Dispositivos Terapéuticos' (authentication required), plus a 'Registro de Comercialización de DEA/DESA por Empresas de Equipos Médicos'.

Conditions
  • Online channels per product category; portal requires authentication to initiate.

Technovigilance notification duty

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Fact-level verified

Companies commercialising the regulated products must notify the MSP and the users when they detect adverse effects or receive notifications from foreign regulators, manufacturers or national users about questioned products; the notification must include the name and registration number of the questioned products, the date of withdrawal of the product(s), units sold, buyers and other technovigilance-relevant information. Omission of this obligation is deemed fraud.

Conditions
  • Applies to all companies placing regulated products on the market (Art. 18, 'Comunicación de productos cuestionados').

Related structured datasets

Classification systems · 1 record
Open MERCOSUR RTM risk classes I, II, III and IV. →
Id

uruguay:medical-device

Jurisdiction Id

uruguay

Domains
  • medical-device
Name

MERCOSUR RTM risk classes I, II, III and IV.

Description

Uruguay applies the MERCOSUR Reglamento Técnico de Registro de Productos Médicos (Res. GMC N° 25/21), internalised by Decreto N° 428/022, which derogated Decreto N° 7/001 (Res. GMC 40/00).

Classes
  • Id

    i

    Label

    Clase I

    Normalized Risk Level

    low

  • Id

    ii

    Label

    Clase II

    Normalized Risk Level

    medium

  • Id

    iii

    Label

    Clase III

    Normalized Risk Level

    high

  • Id

    iv

    Label

    Clase IV

    Normalized Risk Level

    highest

Regulator

MSP

Official Domains
  • impo.com.uy
  • gub.uy
  • msp.gub.uy
Source Status

official-source-verified

Reference Sources
  • Title

    Decreto N° 428/022, Anexo — Reglamento Técnico MERCOSUR de Registro de Productos Médicos (Res. GMC N° 25/21), Parte 2 y Apéndice II

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos-reglamento/428-2022/1

    Reviewed On

    2026-08-29

    Supports

    Parte 2.1 classifies medical devices by intrinsic risk into clases I, II, III or IV using the rules of Apéndice II; Parte 2.2 gives the competent health authority the classification decision when the rules leave doubt; Parte 3.13 allows simplified registration procedures only for clases I and II.

  • Title

    Decreto N° 428/022 de 27/12/2022 (promulgación 27/12/2022, publicación 20/01/2023), arts. 1 a 3

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/428-2022

    Reviewed On

    2026-08-29

    Supports

    Article 1 incorporates Res. GMC N° 25/21 into Uruguayan law as an integral annex, article 2 derogates Decreto N° 7/001 of 10 January 2001, and article 3 puts the decree in force on publication in the Diario Oficial, so the RTM class axis is the current national one.

Source Title

Decreto N° 428/022, Anexo (Res. GMC N° 25/21) — Parte 2 y Apéndice II

Source Url

https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/428-2022

Verified On

2026-08-29

Source Supports
  • class-axis
  • classification-rules
Notes
  • The RTM expressly excludes used or reconditioned devices and in vitro diagnostic products (Parte 1.4), so this scheme covers the medical-device domain only; Uruguayan IVD reactivos remain under Decreto N° 3/008 categories.
Registration pathways, prior approvals and planning · 1 record
Open Uruguay registration →
Country

Uruguay

Jurisdiction Id

uruguay

Country Code

UY

Flag

🇺🇾

Regulator

Ministry of Public Health

Regulator Abbrev

Ministry of Public Health

Region

americas

Tier

3

Risk Classification

Device registration under Decree 3/008

Classes
  • Id

    product-registration

    Class Name

    Medical-device registration

    Pathway

    MSP registration

    Official Timeline
    Min

    180

    Max

    180

    Unit

    days

    Realistic Timeline
    Min

    7

    Max

    10

    Unit

    months

    Notes
    • Decreto 3/008 Art. 11 sets a maximum 180-day authority clock running from filing with the Departamento de Tecnología Médica
    • Observations automatically suspend that clock and the applicant has 90 days to cure before the file is archived
    • The decree states one product-registration clock and does not allocate separate clocks by risk class
    • Any analysis or testing the review requires is performed at the applicant's cost in an MSP-authorised laboratory, outside the 180-day period
    Gmp Required

    Yes

    Verification Status

    official-verified

    Official Source
    Title

    Uruguay Decreto 3/008 Art. 6, 11 y 13 — registro máximo 180 días, validez 5 años, renovación con 90 días para subsanar

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/3-2008

    Effective Date

    2008-01-17

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-30

  • Id

    registration-renewal

    Class Name

    Registration renewal

    Pathway

    MSP renewal

    Official Timeline
    Min

    180

    Max

    180

    Unit

    days

    Realistic Timeline
    Min

    6

    Max

    9

    Unit

    months

    Notes
    • Decreto 3/008 Art. 11 applies the same procedures, and therefore the same 180-day maximum, to renewals
    • Renewal must be requested before the registration expires; Art. 13 gives 90 days to cure observations, but on a renewal the expiry of that window means the request is treated as denied rather than merely archived
    Gmp Required

    Yes

    Verification Status

    official-verified

    Official Source
    Title

    Uruguay Decreto 3/008 Art. 6, 11 y 13 — registro máximo 180 días, validez 5 años, renovación con 90 días para subsanar

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/3-2008

    Effective Date

    2008-01-17

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-30

Key Requirements
  • Only companies already habilitadas by the MSP may hold a product registration; that enabling lasts 5 years (Art. 2) but the decree publishes no decision period for granting it, so the enabling step is unbounded even though the product step is capped
  • Decreto 428/022 brought the MERCOSUR registration technical regulation (GMC 25/21) into national law, and its Part 3 §8 expressly leaves the evaluation period to each Member State, which is why the 180-day clock in Decreto 3/008 remains the operative one
  • Local Authorized Representative required for foreign manufacturers, with a manufacturer authorisation letter no more than 2 years old, legalised or apostilled
  • Free-sale certificate or equivalent from the country of manufacture or marketing, also no more than 2 years old and legalised or apostilled
  • Registration valid for 5 years under Art. 6 and successively revalidable for equal periods
Prior Approvals
  • Authority

    CE Mark (EU MDR)

    Accepted

    Yes

    Benefit

    Uruguay works from the certificate of free sale and the technical dossier behind the CE certificate. The MSP period is set by the procedure, not by where the device was approved.

    Timeline Savings

    None published

  • Authority

    FDA 510(k)/PMA

    Accepted

    Yes

    Benefit

    Accepted as evidence of conformity alongside the certificate of free sale, with no published reduction.

    Timeline Savings

    None published

Local Rep Required

Yes

Local Rep Name

Uruguayan Authorized Representative

Mdsap Accepted

No

Mdsap Benefit

Not accepted

Registration Validity

5 years under Decreto 3/008 Art. 6, successively revalidable for equal periods

Last Updated

2026-08-30

Verification Status

official-verified

Official Sources
  • Title

    Uruguay Decreto 3/008 Art. 6, 11 y 13 — registro máximo 180 días, validez 5 años, renovación con 90 días para subsanar

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/3-2008

    Effective Date

    2008-01-17

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-30

  • Title

    Uruguay Decreto 428/022 — RTM MERCOSUR GMC 25/21 Parte 3 §8: el plazo de evaluación queda remitido a la legislación de cada Estado Parte

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos-reglamento/428-2022/1

    Effective Date

    2022-12-27

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-30

Reviewed On

2026-08-30

Process
Template Id

default

Status

planning-template

Usage Rule

Maintained planning steps and estimates, not verified regulator deadlines.

Steps
  • Step

    1

    Title

    Pre-Submission Preparation

    Description

    Gather technical documentation, quality management system (QMS) records, and clinical data required by Ministry of Public Health. Appoint a Uruguayan Authorized Representative.

    Duration

    1-3 months

    Icon

    📋

  • Step

    2

    Title

    Application Submission

    Description

    Submit complete registration dossier to Ministry of Public Health including device description, risk analysis, and testing reports.

    Duration

    1-2 weeks

    Icon

    📤

  • Step

    3

    Title

    Administrative Review

    Description

    Ministry of Public Health reviews application for completeness. May request additional documents or clarifications.

    Duration

    2-4 weeks

    Icon

    🔍

  • Step

    4

    Title

    Technical Evaluation

    Description

    In-depth technical assessment of device safety and performance. Ministry of Public Health may issue questions.

    Duration

    180 days

    Icon

    ⚙️

  • Step

    5

    Title

    Registration Approval

    Description

    Upon successful review, Ministry of Public Health issues Uruguay market authorization certificate.

    Duration

    1-2 weeks

    Icon

    ✅

Government fee schedules · 1 record
Open Uruguay fees →
Jurisdiction Id

uruguay

Country

Uruguay

Country Code

UY

Authority

Ministry of Public Health

Low Risk Local
Min

0

Max

0

Currency

UYU

Per Product

Yes

High Risk Local
Min

0

Max

0

Currency

UYU

Per Product

Yes

Details
  • Id

    current-official-fee-status

    Item

    PIRM registration and MSP arancelado fees (indexed UR units)

    Currency

    UYU

    Amount Local

    0

    Amount Local Formatted

    PIRM: 5 UR fixed + 25 UR families + professional stamps

    Frequency

    Check before submission

    Notes

    The PIRM registration trámite (VUCE/MSP) costs a fixed 5 UR per trámite plus 25 UR when families are selected; two obligatory professional stamps add to the cost. UR is an indexed unit, not a fixed peso amount.

    Amount Status

    formula-or-dynamic

    Verification Status

    official-source-only

    Source Url

    https://vuce.gub.uy/pirm

    Source Title

    Uruguay VUCE PIRM: registration trámite costs (UR)

    Verified On

    2026-08-25

Notes
  • The PIRM registration trámite (VUCE/MSP) costs a fixed 5 UR per trámite plus 25 UR when families are selected; two obligatory professional stamps add to the cost. UR is an indexed unit, not a fixed peso amount.
  • The TECM negative certificate / customs-clearance trámite has no cost.
  • Company habilitación is fee-bearing ("Trámite Arancelado") with amounts confirmed only via MSP Tesorería; the historical Decreto 165/999 category scale was superseded by the "aranceles vigentes" rule of Decreto 3/008 Art. 33.
Last Updated

2026-08-25

Verification Status

official-source-only

Official Sources
  • Title

    Uruguay VUCE PIRM: registration trámite costs (UR)

    Url

    https://vuce.gub.uy/pirm

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-25

  • Title

    Uruguay VUCE TECM: negative-certificate / customs-clearance trámite (no cost)

    Url

    https://vuce.gub.uy/tecm2

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-25

  • Title

    Uruguay company habilitación trámite (fee-bearing, Tesorería MSP)

    Url

    https://www.gub.uy/tramites/habilitacion-registro-empresas-importan-almacenan-distribuyen-productos-medicos

    Accessed Date

    2026-08-25

Reviewed On

2026-08-25

Amount Status

formula-or-dynamic

Range Available

No

Additional certifications and licences · 1 record
Open Uruguay certifications →
Slug

uruguay

Market

Uruguay

Confidence

high

Schemes
  • Id

    mercosur-essential-requirements-decreto-35-025

    Name

    MERCOSUR essential requirements (Decreto 35/025)

    Category

    Medical Electrical Safety

    Status

    Included In Medical Registration

    Object

    Finished Device

    Note

    Decreto 35/025 (published 06/03/2025) internalises MERCOSUR GMC Res. 7/24 essential safety and performance requirements, replacing the GMC 72/98 safety/efficacy requirements internalised by the now-derogated Decreto 152/001. No mandatory local testing overlay (electrical safety, radio, metrology, e.g. LATU) was located for registration; quality certificates are attached only 'si corresponde' and the free-sale certificate may be replaced by a quality certificate from recognised bodies when the origin country does not issue one (Decreto 3/008 Art. 7 d)).

    Source Urls
    • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/35-2025
    Source Binding

    candidate

  • Id

    sterile-product-sterilisation-documentation

    Name

    Sterile-product sterilisation documentation

    Category

    Product Specific Conformity

    Status

    Included In Medical Registration

    Object

    Sterile Device

    Note

    Manual de Procedimientos — Registro de Producto, form item 11 'PARA PRODUCTOS ESTÉRILES': sterilisation process protocol, validation of the sterilisation process, sterility certificate and sterility test; renewals list the lots commercialised in the last two years.

    Source Urls
    • https://www.gub.uy/tramites/sites/catalogo-tramites/files/2020-10/17291575Manual%2520Registro%2520Producto%2520ver%25205%252008-07.pdf
    Source Binding

    reviewed

  • Id

    ursec-transmitter-generic-homologation

    Name

    URSEC generic homologation of radio transmitters before sale

    Category

    Radio Spectrum

    Status

    Mandatory If Feature

    Object

    Radio Transmitter

    Note

    Decreto 114/003 of 25 March 2003 approves the Reglamento de Administración y Control del Espectro Radioeléctrico. Art. 33 requires every radio-communication transmitter to be generically homologated by URSEC before commercialisation and operation on the Uruguayan market, unless URSEC expressly excepts it. Homologation Types II A, II B and II C follow RF power (above 100 mW, up to 100 mW, and artisan-made). URSEC may endorse foreign-administration homologations under procedures it sets. Art. 35 lists as a grave infraction the import, manufacture, distribution, sale or installation of radiocommunication equipment that does not hold URSEC homologation. The official gub.uy procedure states the same certificate applies to any radio transmitter, including Wi-Fi/Bluetooth transmitters; that procedure page is used only as the current application surface, not as a substitute for Art. 33.

    Source Binding

    unresolved

  • Id

    arnr-ionizing-generator-authorization

    Name

    ARNR authorisation to import and operate ionising generators

    Category

    Ionizing Radiation

    Status

    Mandatory If Feature

    Object

    Ionizing Generator Or Radioactive Source

    Note

    Ley 19.056 of 4 January 2013 Art. 6 forbids, without authorisation of the Autoridad Reguladora Nacional en Radioprotección, all activities involving ionising radiation and the import, export and transport of radioactive sources, radioisotopes or equipment that generates ionising radiation. Art. 5(D) charges ARNR with those import/export/transport authorisations and Art. 5(F) with operation licences for installations and personal authorisations for people who work with generators, plus authorisations to operate inspected equipment. Art. 3 defines equipos generadores de radiaciones ionizantes as any equipment that emits ionising radiation during operation.

    Source Urls
    • https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/19056-2013
    Source Binding

    reviewed

Official Sources
  • Authority

    IMPO (Uruguay)

    Topic

    Decreto 35/025 — MERCOSUR GMC 7/24 essential requirements internalisation

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/35-2025

  • Authority

    IMPO (Uruguay)

    Topic

    Decreto 3/008 Art. 7 d) — free-sale certificate replaced by recognised-body quality certificate

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/3-2008

  • Authority

    GUB.UY

    Topic

    Manual de Procedimientos Registro de Producto — sterile-product documentation item 11

    Url

    https://www.gub.uy/tramites/sites/catalogo-tramites/files/2020-10/17291575Manual%2520Registro%2520Producto%2520ver%25205%252008-07.pdf

  • Authority

    IMPO (Uruguay)

    Topic

    Decreto 114/003 Reglamento de Administración y Control del Espectro Radioeléctrico Arts. 33 and 35

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos-reglamento/114-2003

  • Authority

    IMPO (Uruguay)

    Topic

    Ley 19.056 Arts. 5(D), 5(F) and 6 — ARNR authorisation to import and operate ionising generators

    Url

    https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/19056-2013

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