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Registration (EU)

Before placing a device on the market, a manufacturer, authorized representative, or importer registers in the EU electronic system and receives a single registration number (SRN). The manufacturer also assigns each device a Basic UDI-DI and provides it to the UDI database. Changes to the registration must be updated within one week.

What is registered

Economic operators
The manufacturer, authorized representative, or importer submits the Annex VI, Part A, Section 1 information. The competent authority obtains the SRN and issues it (Article 31).
Devices
The manufacturer assigns a Basic UDI-DI to the device, other than a custom-made device, and provides it to the UDI database with the core data elements in Part B of Annex VI (Article 29).
Where it is written
Regulation (EU) 2017/745, Articles 29 and 31 (consolidated text of 10 January 2025)
Also called
SRN, single registration number, Eudamed registration

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