Textual twins
Medical Devices Regulation Art. 78 and IVDR Art. 74 where the texts differ
textually similar (0.935) · 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. 78 and IVDR Art. 74 are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.935, 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. 78 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · IVDR Art. 74 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · Medical Devices Regulation Art. 78: its history · IVDR Art. 74: its history
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. 78 | IVDR Art. 74 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 78 Coordinated assessment procedure for clinical investigations | Article 74 Coordinated assessment procedure for performance studies |
| 2 | Article 78 Coordinated assessment procedure for clinical investigations 1. By means of the electronic | Article 74 Coordinated assessment procedure for performance studies 1. By means of the electronic |
| 3 | electronic system referred to in Article 73, the sponsor of a clinical investigation | electronic system referred to in Article 69, the sponsor of a performance study |
| 4 | Article 73, the sponsor of a clinical investigation to be conducted in more than | Article 69, the sponsor of a performance study to be conducted in more than |
| 5 | submit, for the purpose of Article 70, a single application that, upon receipt, | submit, for the purpose of Article 66, a single application that, upon receipt, |
| 6 | all Member States in which the clinical investigation is to be conducted. 2. The | all Member States in which the performance study is to be conducted. 2. The |
| 7 | the Member States in which the clinical investigation is to be conducted acts as | the Member States in which the performance study is to be conducted acts as |
| 8 | The Member States in which the clinical investigation is to be conducted shall, within | The Member States in which the performance study is to be conducted shall, within |
| 9 | the documentation referred to in Chapter II of Annex XV. However, the completeness | the documentation referred to in Chapter I of Annex XIV. However, the completeness |
| 10 | to in Chapter II of Annex XV. However, the completeness of the documentation | to in Chapter I of Annex XIV. However, the completeness of the documentation |
| 11 | documentation referred to in Sections 1.13, 3.1.3, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Chapter | documentation referred to in Sections 1.13, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Chapter |
| 12 | 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Chapter II of Annex XV shall be assessed | 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Chapter I of Annex XIV and point (c) |
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Aligned sub-provisions
Medical Devices Regulation first, then IVDR, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 78(2) and Art. 74(2) · 0.956
- Art. 78(2)(1) and Art. 74(2)(1) · 0.955
- Art. 78(4) and Art. 74(4) · 0.980
- Art. 78(4)(1) and Art. 74(4)(1) · 0.982
- Art. 78(4)(1)(a) and Art. 74(4)(1)(a) · 1.000
- Art. 78(4)(1)(b) and Art. 74(4)(1)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 78(4)(1)(c) and Art. 74(4)(1)(c) · 0.920
- Art. 78(4)(1)(d) and Art. 74(4)(1)(d) · 1.000
- Art. 78(4)(2) and Art. 74(4)(2) · 0.960
- Art. 78(5) and Art. 74(5) · 1.000
- Art. 78(5)(1) and Art. 74(5)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 78(6) and Art. 74(6) · 0.925
- Art. 78(6)(1) and Art. 74(6)(1) · 0.923
- Art. 78(8) and Art. 74(8) · 0.962
- Art. 78(8)(1) and Art. 74(8)(1) · 0.935
- Art. 78(8)(2) and Art. 74(8)(2) · 0.976
- Art. 78(8)(2)(a) and Art. 74(8)(2)(a) · 0.933
- Art. 78(8)(2)(b) and Art. 74(8)(2)(b) · 1.000
- Art. 78(8)(2)(c) and Art. 74(8)(2)(c) · 1.000
- Art. 78(8)(3) and Art. 74(8)(3) · 0.962
- Art. 78(9) and Art. 74(9) · 0.946
- Art. 78(9)(1) and Art. 74(9)(1) · 0.944
- Art. 78(10) and Art. 74(10) · 0.923
- Art. 78(10)(1) and Art. 74(10)(1) · 0.922
- Art. 78(11) and Art. 74(11) · 0.928
- Art. 78(11)(1) and Art. 74(11)(1) · 0.928
- Art. 78(13) and Art. 74(13) · 1.000
- Art. 78(13)(1) and Art. 74(13)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 78(14) and Art. 74(14) · 0.918
- Art. 78(14)(2) and Art. 74(14)(2) · 0.967
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.