Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 39 and IVDR Art. 35 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.984) · 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. 39 and IVDR Art. 35 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.984, 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. 39 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 35 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. 39 | IVDR Art. 35 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 39 Assessment of the application 1. The | Article 35 Assessment of the application 1. The |
| 2 | the application referred to in Article 38 is complete and shall request the | the application referred to in Article 34 is complete and shall request the |
| 3 | Once the application is complete that authority shall send it to the | Once the application is complete that national authority shall send it to the |
| 4 | the list referred to in Article 40(2). One of the experts shall be | the list referred to in Article 36. One of the experts shall be |
| 5 | assessment team shall be comprised of experts who are competent to assess | assessment team shall be comprised of competent experts who are competent to assess |
| 6 | is initiated in accordance with Article 47(3), to ensure that the specific concern | is initiated in accordance with Article 43(3) to ensure that the specific concern |
| 7 | the application in accordance with Article 38. The joint assessment team may provide | the application in accordance with Article 34. The joint assessment team may provide |
| 8 | resulting from the assessment and summarise the assessment by the joint assessment | resulting from the assessment and summarise of the assessment by the joint assessment |
| 9 | The authority responsible for notified bodies shall following receipt of a corrective and | The authority responsible for notified bodies shall, following receipt of a corrective and |
| 10 | preventive action plan from the applicant body assess whether non-compliances identified during the | preventive action plan from the applicant body, assess whether non-compliances identified during the |
| 11 | The authority responsible for notified bodies shall having confirmed the corrective and preventive | The authority responsible for notified bodies shall, having confirmed the corrective and preventive |
| 12 | confirmed the corrective and preventive action plan forward it and its opinion thereon | confirmed the corrective and preventive action plan, forward it and its opinion thereon |
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Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 39(1) and Art. 35(1) · 0.979
- Art. 39(1)(1) and Art. 35(1)(1) · 0.966
- Art. 39(1)(2) and Art. 35(1)(2) · 1.000
- Art. 39(2) and Art. 35(2) · 1.000
- Art. 39(2)(1) and Art. 35(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 39(3) and Art. 35(3) · 0.983
- Art. 39(3)(1) and Art. 35(3)(1) · 0.989
- Art. 39(3)(2) and Art. 35(3)(2) · 0.972
- Art. 39(4) and Art. 35(4) · 0.991
- Art. 39(4)(1) and Art. 35(4)(1) · 0.980
- Art. 39(4)(2) and Art. 35(4)(2) · 1.000
- Art. 39(4)(3) and Art. 35(4)(3) · 1.000
- Art. 39(5) and Art. 35(5) · 0.996
- Art. 39(5)(1) and Art. 35(5)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 39(5)(2) and Art. 35(5)(2) · 0.986
- Art. 39(5)(3) and Art. 35(5)(3) · 1.000
- Art. 39(6) and Art. 35(6) · 1.000
- Art. 39(6)(1) and Art. 35(6)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 39(7) and Art. 35(7) · 0.973
- Art. 39(7)(1) and Art. 35(7)(1) · 0.962
- Art. 39(7)(2) and Art. 35(7)(2) · 0.953
- Art. 39(7)(3) and Art. 35(7)(3) · 1.000
- Art. 39(8) and Art. 35(8) · 1.000
- Art. 39(8)(1) and Art. 35(8)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 39(9) and Art. 35(9) · 0.990
- Art. 39(9)(1) and Art. 35(9)(1) · 0.989
- Art. 39(10) and Art. 35(10) · 0.966
- Art. 39(10)(1) and Art. 35(10)(1) · 0.965
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.