Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 68 and IVDR Art. 64 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.933) · paired on the Medical Devices Regulation text of 19 July 2026 and the IVDR text of 10 January 2025 · headings different
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 68 and IVDR Art. 64 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.933, 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. 68 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 64 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. 68 | IVDR Art. 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 68 Clinical investigations in emergency situations 1. By way | Article 64 Performance studies in emergency situations 1. By way |
| 2 | derogation from point (f) of Article 62(4), from points (a) and (b) of | derogation from point (f) of Article 58(5), from points (a) and (b) of |
| 3 | points (a) and (b) of Article 64(1) and from points (a) and (b) | points (a) and (b) of Article 60(1) and from points (a) and (b) |
| 4 | points (a) and (b) of Article 65, informed consent to participate in a | points (a) and (b) of Article 61(1), informed consent to participate in a |
| 5 | informed consent to participate in a clinical investigation may be obtained, and information on | informed consent to participate in a performance study may be obtained, and information on |
| 6 | be obtained, and information on the clinical investigation may be given, after the decision | be obtained, and information on the performance studies may be given, after the decision |
| 7 | to include the subject in the clinical investigation, provided that that decision is taken | to include the subject in the performance study, provided that that decision is taken |
| 8 | subject, in accordance with the clinical investigation plan for that clinical investigation and | subject, in accordance with the clinical performance study plan for that performance study and |
| 9 | the clinical investigation plan for that clinical investigation and that all of the following | clinical performance study plan for that performance study and that all of the following |
| 10 | to receive prior information on the clinical investigation; (b) there are scientific grounds to | to receive prior information on the performance study; (b) there are scientific grounds to |
| 11 | participation of the subject in the clinical investigation will have the potential to produce | participation of the subject in the performance study will have the potential to produce |
| 12 | any objections to participate in the clinical investigation previously expressed by the subject; (e) | any objections to participate in the performance study previously expressed by the subject; (e) |
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Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 68(1) and Art. 64(1) · 0.925
- Art. 68(1)(1) and Art. 64(1)(1) · 0.924
- Art. 68(1)(1)(a) and Art. 64(1)(1)(a) · 0.946
- Art. 68(1)(1)(b) and Art. 64(1)(1)(b) · 0.962
- Art. 68(1)(1)(c) and Art. 64(1)(1)(c) · 1.000
- Art. 68(1)(1)(d) and Art. 64(1)(1)(d) · 0.920
- Art. 68(1)(1)(e) and Art. 64(1)(1)(e) · 0.934
- Art. 68(1)(1)(f) and Art. 64(1)(1)(f) · 0.926
- Art. 68(2) and Art. 64(2) · 0.955
- Art. 68(2)(1) and Art. 64(2)(1) · 0.955
- Art. 68(2)(1)(a) and Art. 64(2)(1)(a) · 0.980
- Art. 68(2)(1)(b) and Art. 64(2)(1)(b) · 0.983
- Art. 68(2)(2) and Art. 64(2)(2) · 0.956
- Art. 68(3) and Art. 64(3) · 0.947
- Art. 68(3)(1) and Art. 64(3)(1) · 0.946
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.