MedTech Europe has welcomed the European Parliament’s vote on the joint motion for a resolution on the urgent need to revise Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR)), which calls for measures to be adopted to address key challenges and bottlenecks in the implementation of the MDR. The organisation also stated it supports the Parliament’s call for the European Commission to propose a systematic revision of all relevant articles of the MDR and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR)) as soon as possible. MedTech has emphasised that reducing and making predictable initial assessment timelines and costs, making assessments of changes to medical technologies more efficient, and adapting certification timelines to follow a life-cycle approach is key for making devices available to patients.

MedTech Europe, together with the Life Science Manufacturers Association (LSMA) and Verband der Diagnostica-Industrie (VDGH), has submitted a joint letter to the European Commission requesting a delay to proposed amendments to Annex I of EU Implementing Regulation 2021/632 on border controls for products of animal origin. The 18 November 2025 letter, addressed to Deputy Director General for Health Lorena Boix Alonso, warns that the proposed scope expansion could disrupt imports of critical life sciences products including cell culture media, analytical reagents, microbiological testing materials and biopharmaceutical manufacturing components. The associations argue that mandatory border inspections could create supply shortages affecting patient care, public health services and food safety, particularly impacting products with short shelf lives. The letter requests consultation with industry stakeholders, updates to adjacent animal by-products Regulation (EU) 142/2011, and revision of associated Qualification Notes before implementation proceeds.

MedTech Europe, along with 11 other industry associations, has issued a joint statement calling for the withdrawal of the proposed AI Liability Directive (AILD). The coalition argues that the AILD would introduce unnecessary legal complexity, potentially harming EU competitiveness and deterring AI innovation. They emphasise that the recently adopted Product Liability Directive should be implemented and evaluated before considering additional liability frameworks. The statement also highlights concerns about the AILD's potential disruption to established contractual liability practices and its misalignment with the EU's Sustainable Prosperity Deal and the Draghi Report's recommendations for a streamlined AI legal framework.

MedTech Europe has developed a series of concise one-pagers designed to support the effective implementation of the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR), ahead of a broader legal reform anticipated in 2026. These documents, aimed at a broad and non-technical audience, provide recommendations on four key objectives to enhance system functionality and sustainability. They advocate for expediting initial product approvals, streamlining change notification processes, creating a dedicated accelerated pathway for breakthrough innovations, and transitioning to lifetime risk-based certification in order to reduce duplication and administrative burden. The one-pagers encapsulate collective insights garnered in collaboration with MedTech Europe members and are intended to foster continued dialogue among all stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the MDR and IVDR.

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NOTE: The Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (the RTA Small Claims Protocol) applies to accidents which occur on or after 31 May 2021, where a claimant has suffered personal injuries (including but not limited to whiplash injuries) and where the amount claimed for the injuries is not more than £5,000 and the overall claim is not more than £10,000. The small claims track limit for personal injury claims arising from a road traffic accident has been increased to £5,000 in respect of damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (subject to certain exceptions). For further details of the RTA Small Claims Protocol including the circumstances where it does not apply, see: The RTA small claims protocol—key features checklist and Practice Note: The road traffic accident small claims protocol. Background Medco was launched in 2015. It is the system used in order to commission medical reports in claims brought under the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (the RTA Small Claims Protocol)

This Practice Note sets out the provisions in relation to media access to family proceedings and the limitations upon that access under the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), in particular FPR 2010, PD 27B together with FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, 27.11. Applications that may be made regarding access and reporting of family cases are considered. Family proceedings that remain excluded from media access provisions are set out. Transparency in the family courts has been subject to a wide-ranging review. For details of the background, see Practice Note: Introduction to transparency in the family courts. Open reporting provisions apply in all family courts in England and Wales from 27 January 2025. For details of the transparency reporting pilot in the Family Court, see Practice Note: Transparency reporting pilot in the Family Court. For details of when information can be communicated from children proceedings where Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt 12 (Proceedings relating to children except parental order proceedings and proceedings for applications in adoption, placement and related proceedings) or FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955,

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