Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 51 and IVDR Art. 47 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. 51 and IVDR Art. 47 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. 51 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 47 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. 51 | IVDR Art. 47 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 51 Classification of devices 1. Devices shall | Article 47 Classification of devices 1. Devices shall |
| 2 | Devices shall be divided into classes I, IIa, IIb and III, taking into account the | Devices shall be divided into classes A, B, C and D, taking into account the |
| 3 | into classes I, IIa, IIb and III, taking into account the intended purpose | into classes A, B, C and D, taking into account the intended purpose |
| 4 | of the second paragraph of Section 2.2 of Annex IX has its registered | of the second paragraph of Section 2.2. of Annex IX has its registered |
| 5 | At the request of a Member State the Commission shall after consulting the | At the request of a Member State, the Commission shall after consulting the |
| 6 | 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. 51(2) and Art. 47(2) · 0.994
- Art. 51(2)(1) and Art. 47(2)(1) · 0.993
- Art. 51(2)(2) and Art. 47(2)(2) · 1.000
- Art. 51(3) and Art. 47(3) · 0.990
- Art. 51(3)(1) and Art. 47(3)(1) · 0.990
- Art. 51(3)(1)(a) and Art. 47(3)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 51(3)(1)(b) and Art. 47(3)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 51(4) and Art. 47(4) · 1.000
- Art. 51(4)(1) and Art. 47(4)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 51(5) and Art. 47(5) · 1.000
- Art. 51(5)(1) and Art. 47(5)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 51(6) and Art. 47(6) · 0.966
- Art. 51(6)(1) and Art. 47(6)(1) · 0.964
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.