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MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED TRANSITION PERIOD OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION WITH EXEMPTION FROM COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BY COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT BODY (CAB) FOR REGISTRATION OF COVID-19 TEST KITS. — SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED TRANSITION PERIOD OF REGISTRATION APPLICATION WITH EXEMPTION FROM COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BY COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT BODY (CAB) FOR REGISTRATION OF COVID-19 TEST KITS. — SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023

  • 2023-09-27 06:46:28

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) announced transitional period on July 14th for the registration of Covid-19 test kits, which the registration applications would be subjected to the compliance assessment procedure conducted by the compliance assessment body (CAB).

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MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED A NEW APPROACH TO EXPIRED EC CERTIFICATES FOR NEW REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL DEVICE — AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED A NEW APPROACH TO EXPIRED EC CERTIFICATES FOR NEW REGISTRATION AND RE-REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL DEVICE — AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023

  • 2023-08-23 06:00:06

The Medical Device Authority's (MDA) approach to expired EC Certificates for New Registration and Re-Registration of Medical Devices has been loosened. In line with Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, MDA recognizes the EC Certificate (CE Marking) as one of the approved types of conformity assessment procedures by way of verification process for the purpose of medical device registration in Malaysia.

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MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE –  JULY/AUGUST 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA ANNOUNCED THE TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE – JULY/AUGUST 2023

  • 2023-07-21 02:38:16

The MDA announced a transition period for the implementation of electronic medical device registration certificates on May 22nd, 2023. This announcement is intended to provide information on the use of Electronic Medical Device Registration certificates, which will be fully implemented on January 1st, 2024, and no more physical medical device registration certificates will be issued by MDA.

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MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the Fifth Edition on the Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Device-Drug Combination Products – March/April 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the Fifth Edition on the Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Device-Drug Combination Products – March/April 2023

  • 2023-03-27 09:16:15

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the Fifth Edition Guidance Document, "Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Devie-Drug Combination Products", on January 03, 2023. This document is intended to provide information on how to apply for an endorsement letter, post-approval changes/variation applications for ancillary components, adverse drug reactions and incident reporting for the registered combination product.

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MALAYSIA: MDA Announces New Guideline On How to Submit an Application for Registration of A Refurbished Medical Device – February/March 2023

MALAYSIA: MDA Announces New Guideline On How to Submit an Application for Registration of A Refurbished Medical Device – February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-23 01:35:01

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the First Edition Guideline Document “How To Submit An Application For Registration Of A Refurbished Medical Device” (MDA/GL/10) on January 11, 2023. The MDA created this guidance document to assist the industry and healthcare professionals in their efforts to comply with the Medical Device Act (Act 737) and its regulations.

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MALAYSIA: New Guideline Document MDA/GL/08: Re-Registration Of Registered Medical Devices – July 2022

MALAYSIA: New Guideline Document MDA/GL/08: Re-Registration Of Registered Medical Devices – July 2022

  • 2022-07-26 11:19:48

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published a guideline document to provide information and explanation to establishments on how to submit a re-registration of registered medical device applications in Malaysia. The document prescribes the requirements for re-registration of registered medical devices for medical device registration applications that are about to expire or have already expired.

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MALAYSIA: MDA revised guideline on how to apply for medical device registration under medical device act 2012 (Act 737) – May, 2019

MALAYSIA: MDA revised guideline on how to apply for medical device registration under medical device act 2012 (Act 737) – May, 2019

  • 2020-05-06 05:10:35

In a recently issued revised guideline on How to Apply for Medical Device Registration Under Medical Device Act 2012 (Act 737), MDA specified that it can drop an ongoing application from MeDC@St system if it exceeds a 90 days stop-clock-time and any new applications which do not conform to requirements specified will be rejected, non-refundable.

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