Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Annex IV and IVDR Annex IV where the texts differ
textually similar (0.992) · paired on the Medical Devices Regulation text of 19 July 2026 and the IVDR text of 10 January 2025 · headings the same
Medical Devices Regulation Annex IV and IVDR Annex IV are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.992, where 1 is identical text. That says nothing about what either provision requires, or whether one should change because the other did.
Medical Devices Regulation Annex IV on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Annex IV on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)
Where the texts differ
Each passage is a differing span with up to 6 unchanged words either side, from the text as compared, spacing collapsed, and cut at 400 characters where it ends […]. It is an excerpt for reading where the two differ, not the verbatim text.
| Passage | Medical Devices Regulation Annex IV | IVDR Annex IV |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EU declaration of conformity shall contain all of the following information: 1. Name, registered | EU declaration of conformity shall contain the following information: 1. Name, registered |
| 2 | mark and, if already issued, SRN as referred to in Article 31 of | mark and, if already issued, SRN referred to in Article 28 of |
| 3 | SRN as referred to in Article 31 of the manufacturer, and, if applicable, | issued, SRN referred to in Article 28 of the manufacturer, and, if applicable, |
Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Annex IV(1) and Annex IV(1) · 0.968
- Annex IV(2) and Annex IV(2) · 1.000
- Annex IV(3) and Annex IV(3) · 1.000
- Annex IV(4) and Annex IV(4) · 1.000
- Annex IV(5) and Annex IV(5) · 1.000
- Annex IV(6) and Annex IV(6) · 1.000
- Annex IV(7) and Annex IV(7) · 1.000
- Annex IV(8) and Annex IV(8) · 1.000
- Annex IV(9) and Annex IV(9) · 1.000
- Annex IV(10) and Annex IV(10) · 1.000
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.