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SOUTH KOREA: AMENDMENT TO THE MEDICAL DEVICE ENFORCEMENT RULES AND MEDICAL DEVICE STANDARDS - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025

SOUTH KOREA: AMENDMENT TO THE MEDICAL DEVICE ENFORCEMENT RULES AND MEDICAL DEVICE STANDARDS - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025

  • 2025-09-24 08:47:47

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has announced amendments to both the Enforcement Rules of the Medical Device Act and the Medical Device Standards. The revisions, implemented between April and August 2025, included higher fees for innovative medical device reviews, exemptions from documentation requirements, stricter administrative sanctions, and the establishment of long-term follow-up requirements. In addition, amendments to the Medical Device Standards have been finalized and are scheduled to take effect in July 2026, introducing new standards and aligning existing ones with international norms.

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Thailand: Updated Change Notification Guidelines for IVD and Non-IVD: Model Additions/Removals and Amendments to Thai Establishment Information on Labels – March/April 2025

Thailand: Updated Change Notification Guidelines for IVD and Non-IVD: Model Additions/Removals and Amendments to Thai Establishment Information on Labels – March/April 2025

  • 2025-03-25 10:37:19

The Thai FDA updated its change notification guidelines, effective 15 January 2025, focusing on model additions/removals and importer/manufacturer info updates for both IVD and non-IVD devices. The update allows modifications to groupings when adding or removing products within the same application. Additionally, adding models is now classified as a Major Change, requiring an extensive documentation.

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VIETNAM: Amendments on Goods Labeling – February, 2022

VIETNAM: Amendments on Goods Labeling – February, 2022

  • 2022-02-18 09:44:59

On 9 December 2021, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP on Goods Labels, including medical devices ("Decree 111"), which will take effect as of 15 February 2022.

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AUSTRALIA: TGA Therapeutic Goods Amendments Act 2021

AUSTRALIA: TGA Therapeutic Goods Amendments Act 2021

  • 2021-04-26 02:39:59

Australia Department of Health (DoH) Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has made some amendments and issued the Therapeutic Goods Amendments (2020 Measures No. 2) Act 2021, focusing on unique device identification (UDI) under Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

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