Medical Devices Regulation Art. 30 and IVDR Art. 27: where the texts differ

textually similar (0.969) · 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. 30 and IVDR Art. 27 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.969, 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. 30 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 27 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. 30	IVDR Art. 27
1	Article 30 Electronic system for registration of economic	Article 27 Electronic system for registration of economic
2	registration number referred to in Article 31(2) and to collate and process information	registration number referred to in Article 28(2) and to collate and process information
3	Within two weeks of placing a device, other than a custom-made device, on the market, importers shall verify	Within two weeks of placing a device on the market, importers shall verify

Aligned sub-provisions

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

Art. 30(1) and Art. 27(1) · 0.987
Art. 30(1)(1) and Art. 27(1)(1) · 0.987
Art. 30(2) and Art. 27(2) · 1.000
Art. 30(2)(1) and Art. 27(2)(1) · 1.000
Art. 30(3) and Art. 27(3) · 0.950
Art. 30(3)(2) and Art. 27(3)(2) · 1.000

Changes since the texts were paired

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