UPDATE: Notified bodies dropping like flies? New-style authority audits cause near-50% cull
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Five notified bodies are listed as having certificates that have been withdrawn or suspended, some apparently triggered by the new-style joint audits resulting from a call for tighter EU medtech regulatory controls, although others may have been for voluntary reasons and a full picture has yet to emerge.
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