Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 27 and IVDR Art. 24 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.939) · 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. 27 and IVDR Art. 24 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.939, 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. 27 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 24 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. 27 | IVDR Art. 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 27 Unique Device Identification system 1. The | Article 24 Unique Device Identification system 1. The |
| 2 | the traceability of devices, other than custom-made and investigational devices, and shall consist of the following: | the traceability of devices, other than devices for performance studies, and shall consist of the following: |
| 3 | down in paragraphs 8 and 9 of this Article respectively; (d) establishment of an electronic | down in paragraphs 8 and 9 respectively; (d) establishment of an electronic |
| 4 | database ) in accordance with Article 28. 2. The Commission shall, by means | database ) in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745. 2. The Commission shall, by means |
| 5 | financial and administrative burdens for economic operators and health institutions. 3. Before placing | financial and administrative burdens for economic operators, health institutions and healthcare professionals. 3. Before placing |
| 6 | administrative burdens for economic operators and health institutions. 3. Before placing a device, other | for economic operators, health institutions and healthcare professionals. 3. Before placing a device, other |
| 7 | placing a device, other than a custom-made device, on the market, the manufacturer shall | placing a device, other than a device for performance study, on the market, the manufacturer shall |
| 8 | Before a device, other than a custom-made or investigational device, is placed on the market the | Before a device, other than a device for performance study, is placed on the market the |
| 9 | placed on the market the manufacturer shall ensure that the information referred to | placed on the market the manufacturer must ensure that the information referred to |
| 10 | to in Part B of Annex VI of the device in question are | to in Part B of Annex V of the device in question are |
| 11 | UDI database referred to in Article 28. 4. UDI carriers shall be placed | UDI database referred to in Article 25. 4. UDI carriers shall be placed |
| 12 | corrective actions in accordance with Article 87. 6. The Basic UDI-DI, as defined | corrective actions in accordance with Article 82. 6. The Basic UDI-DI, as defined |
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Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 27(1) and Art. 24(1) · 0.950
- Art. 27(1)(1) and Art. 24(1)(1) · 0.949
- Art. 27(1)(1)(a) and Art. 24(1)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 27(1)(1)(a)(i) and Art. 24(1)(1)(a)(i) · 1.000
- Art. 27(1)(1)(a)(ii) and Art. 24(1)(1)(a)(ii) · 1.000
- Art. 27(1)(1)(b) and Art. 24(1)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 27(1)(1)(c) and Art. 24(1)(1)(c) · 0.945
- Art. 27(2) and Art. 24(2) · 0.983
- Art. 27(2)(1) and Art. 24(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(a) and Art. 24(2)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(b) and Art. 24(2)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(c) and Art. 24(2)(1)(c) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(d) and Art. 24(2)(1)(d) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(e) and Art. 24(2)(1)(e) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(e)(i) and Art. 24(2)(1)(e)(i) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(e)(ii) and Art. 24(2)(1)(e)(ii) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(1)(e)(iii) and Art. 24(2)(1)(e)(iii) · 1.000
- Art. 27(2)(2) and Art. 24(2)(2) · 0.918
- Art. 27(3) and Art. 24(3) · 0.900
- Art. 27(3)(1) and Art. 24(3)(1) · 0.940
- Art. 27(4) and Art. 24(4) · 1.000
- Art. 27(4)(1) and Art. 24(4)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 27(5) and Art. 24(5) · 0.950
- Art. 27(5)(1) and Art. 24(5)(1) · 0.947
- Art. 27(6) and Art. 24(6) · 0.929
- Art. 27(6)(1) and Art. 24(6)(1) · 0.926
- Art. 27(7) and Art. 24(7) · 1.000
- Art. 27(7)(1) and Art. 24(7)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 27(8) and Art. 24(8) · 0.943
- Art. 27(8)(1) and Art. 24(8)(1) · 0.942
- Art. 27(10) and Art. 24(10) · 0.982
- Art. 27(10)(1) and Art. 24(10)(1) · 0.981
- Art. 27(10)(1)(a) and Art. 24(10)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 27(10)(1)(b) and Art. 24(10)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 27(11) and Art. 24(11) · 0.979
- Art. 27(11)(1) and Art. 24(11)(1) · 0.986
- Art. 27(11)(1)(a) and Art. 24(11)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 27(11)(1)(b) and Art. 24(11)(1)(b) · 0.938
- Art. 27(11)(2) and Art. 24(11)(2) · 0.957
- Art. 27(12) and Art. 24(12) · 0.961
- Art. 27(12)(1) and Art. 24(12)(1) · 0.961
- Art. 27(12)(1)(b) and Art. 24(12)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 27(12)(1)(c) and Art. 24(12)(1)(c) · 1.000
- Art. 27(12)(1)(d) and Art. 24(12)(1)(d) · 1.000
- Art. 27(12)(1)(e) and Art. 24(12)(1)(e) · 1.000
- Art. 27(12)(1)(f) and Art. 24(12)(1)(f) · 0.943
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.