Medical Devices Regulation Art. 6 and IVDR Art. 6: where the texts differ

textually similar (0.991) · 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. 6 and IVDR Art. 6 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.991, 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. 6 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 6 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. 6	IVDR Art. 6
1	offered by means of information society services as defined in point (b) of	offered by means of information society services, as defined in point (b) of
2	of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 or by other means of communication,	of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535, or by other means of communication,

Aligned sub-provisions

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

Art. 6(1) and Art. 6(1) · 1.000
Art. 6(1)(1) and Art. 6(1)(1) · 1.000
Art. 6(2) and Art. 6(2) · 0.978
Art. 6(2)(1) and Art. 6(2)(1) · 0.978
Art. 6(3) and Art. 6(3) · 1.000
Art. 6(3)(1) and Art. 6(3)(1) · 1.000
Art. 6(4) and Art. 6(4) · 1.000
Art. 6(4)(1) and Art. 6(4)(1) · 1.000

Changes since the texts were paired

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