Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 36 and IVDR Art. 32 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.987) · 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. 36 and IVDR Art. 32 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.987, 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. 36 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 32 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. 36 | IVDR Art. 32 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 36 Requirements relating to notified bodies 1. | Article 32 Requirements relating to notified bodies 1. |
| 2 | accordance with Section 3.1.1 of Annex VII and personnel with relevant clinical expertise | accordance with Section 3.1.1 of Annex VII, and personnel with relevant clinical expertise |
| 3 | examination procedure referred to in Article 114(3). | examination procedure referred to in Article 107(3). |
Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 36(1) and Art. 32(1) · 0.992
- Art. 36(1)(1) and Art. 32(1)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 36(1)(2) and Art. 32(1)(2) · 0.982
- Art. 36(1)(3) and Art. 32(1)(3) · 1.000
- Art. 36(2) and Art. 32(2) · 1.000
- Art. 36(2)(1) and Art. 32(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 36(3) and Art. 32(3) · 0.981
- Art. 36(3)(1) and Art. 32(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.