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Freedom of Information request about exemptions under regulations 12(5), 26(3) and 39(2) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (FOI-21-019)

Published 7 May 2021

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11th March 2021 FOI 21-019

Dear

Thank you for your email of 11 February 2021 in which you asked for:

  1. a list of all the instances between 2012 and 2019 where an exemption was granted under regulations 12(5), 26(3) and 39(2) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, or if that is considered disproportionate, the approximate number;

  2. a list of all the instances between 2012 and 2019 where an exemption was granted under regulation 174 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002, or if that is considered disproportionate, the approximate number.

Please find instances of an exemption being granted by year for question 1 below.

2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019 Regulation 12(5) and Regulation 26(3) combined	7		2	1	2	91	76	75 Regulation 39(2)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

Question 2: Regulation 174, under Part IX of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002. This was introduced by the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. However, Part IX did not apply until 26 May 2022. Furthermore, the whole Part has been removed by the Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Therefore, there have not been any instances where regulation 174 has been used.

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Yours sincerely Enquiries Co-ordinator Devices Division Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU

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