Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 10a and IVDR Art. 10a where the texts differ
textually similar (0.981) · 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 Art. 10a and IVDR Art. 10a are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.981, 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 Art. 10a on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 10a on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Medical Devices Regulation Art. 10a: its history · IVDR Art. 10a: its history
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 Art. 10a | IVDR Art. 10a |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | discontinuation of the supply of a device, other than a custom-made device, and where it is reasonably foreseeable | discontinuation of the supply of a device and where it is reasonably foreseeable |
| 2 | to whom they directly supply the device, of the anticipated interruption or discontinuation. | to whom they directly supply the device of the anticipated interruption or discontinuation. |
Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 10a(1) and Art. 10a(1) · 0.975
- Art. 10a(1)(1) and Art. 10a(1)(1) · 0.963
- Art. 10a(1)(2) and Art. 10a(1)(2) · 1.000
- Art. 10a(2) and Art. 10a(2) · 1.000
- Art. 10a(2)(1) and Art. 10a(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 10a(3) and Art. 10a(3) · 0.981
- Art. 10a(3)(1) and Art. 10a(3)(1) · 0.981
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.