Medical Devices Regulation Art. 20 and IVDR Art. 18: where the texts differ

textually similar (0.974) · 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. 20 and IVDR Art. 18 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.974, 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. 20 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 18 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 Art. 20	IVDR Art. 18
1	Article 20 CE marking of conformity 1. Devices,	Article 18 CE marking of conformity 1. Devices,
2	of conformity 1. Devices, other than custom-made or investigational devices, considered to be in conformity with	of conformity 1. Devices, other than devices for performance studies, considered to be in conformity with
3	assessment procedures set out in Article 52. The identification number shall also be	assessment procedures set out in Article 48. The identification number shall also be

Aligned sub-provisions

Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.

Art. 20(2) and Art. 18(2) · 1.000
Art. 20(2)(1) and Art. 18(2)(1) · 1.000
Art. 20(3) and Art. 18(3) · 1.000
Art. 20(3)(1) and Art. 18(3)(1) · 1.000
Art. 20(4) and Art. 18(4) · 1.000
Art. 20(4)(1) and Art. 18(4)(1) · 1.000
Art. 20(5) and Art. 18(5) · 0.980
Art. 20(5)(1) and Art. 18(5)(1) · 0.980
Art. 20(6) and Art. 18(6) · 1.000
Art. 20(6)(1) and Art. 18(6)(1) · 1.000

Changes since the texts were paired

The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.