Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 42 and IVDR Art. 38 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.981) · 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. 42 and IVDR Art. 38 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.981, 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. 42 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 38 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. 42 | IVDR Art. 38 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 42 Designation and notification procedure 1. Member | Article 38 Designation and notification procedure 1. Member |
| 2 | which the assessment pursuant to Article 39 was completed and which comply with | which the assessment pursuant to Article 35 was completed and which comply with |
| 3 | assessment activities as defined in this Regulation and the types of devices which | assessment activities as defined in this Regulation, and the types of devices which |
| 4 | assess and, without prejudice to Article 44, any conditions associated with the designation. | assess and, without prejudice to Article 40, any conditions associated with the designation. |
| 5 | assessment team referred to in Article 39(9) and the recommendation of the MDCG. | assessment team referred to in Article 35(9) and the recommendation of the MDCG. |
| 6 | State shall, without prejudice to Article 44, inform the Commission and the other | State shall, without prejudice to Article 40, inform the Commission and the other |
| 7 | notification in NANDO, the Commission shall also add to the electronic system referred | notification in NANDO, the Commission shall add to the electronic system referred |
| 8 | electronic system referred to in Article 57 the information relating to the notification | electronic system referred to in Article 52 the information relating to the notification |
| 9 | this Article and the opinion and responses referred to in paragraphs 7 and | this Article and the opinion and response referred to in paragraphs 7 and |
| 10 | valid in accordance with paragraph 11. 13. The Commission shall by 26 November | valid in accordance with paragraph 11. 13 The Commission shall by 26 November |
| 11 | examination procedure referred to in Article 114(3). The Commission, after consulting the MDCG, | examination procedure referred to in Article 107(3). The Commission, after consulting the MDCG, |
| 12 | may update this list based, inter alia , on information arising from the coordination | may update this list based, inter alia, on information arising from the coordination |
1 more passage not shown; read both on EUR-Lex.
Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 42(1) and Art. 38(1) · 0.960
- Art. 42(1)(1) and Art. 38(1)(1) · 0.958
- Art. 42(2) and Art. 38(2) · 1.000
- Art. 42(2)(1) and Art. 38(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(3) and Art. 38(3) · 0.965
- Art. 42(3)(1) and Art. 38(3)(1) · 0.964
- Art. 42(4) and Art. 38(4) · 0.982
- Art. 42(4)(1) and Art. 38(4)(1) · 0.982
- Art. 42(5) and Art. 38(5) · 0.982
- Art. 42(5)(1) and Art. 38(5)(1) · 0.982
- Art. 42(6) and Art. 38(6) · 1.000
- Art. 42(6)(1) and Art. 38(6)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(7) and Art. 38(7) · 1.000
- Art. 42(7)(1) and Art. 38(7)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(8) and Art. 38(8) · 1.000
- Art. 42(8)(1) and Art. 38(8)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(9) and Art. 38(9) · 1.000
- Art. 42(9)(1) and Art. 38(9)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(10) and Art. 38(10) · 0.956
- Art. 42(10)(1) and Art. 38(10)(1) · 0.955
- Art. 42(11) and Art. 38(11) · 1.000
- Art. 42(11)(1) and Art. 38(11)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(12) and Art. 38(12) · 1.000
- Art. 42(12)(1) and Art. 38(12)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 42(13) and Art. 38(13) · 0.943
- Art. 42(13)(1) and Art. 38(13)(1) · 0.955
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.