The purpose of this consensus document is to describe in detail the pre-application, application processes through which manufacturers may apply to Notified Bodies (NBs) for the certification of medical devices under the regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). The document was developed by reviewing the application process and associated documents of individual Team-NB members and harmonising the processes where possible. This document is applicable to both legacy devices (pursuant to Article 120) transitioning to
MDR, and devices that are new to the market and have not been certified under the Directives before…
