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Certification for PPE & Medical Devices during COVID-19 Health Alert

Due to the health alert caused by the Coronavirus COVID-19, exceptional measures have been put in place for the acceptance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as masks for respiratory protection (respirators), protective clothing, eye and face protection and protective gloves; and Medical Devices (MD) such as surgical gloves, gowns and masks.

The European Commission published on March 13, 2020 in the Official Journal of the EU the Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 regarding the CE Marking, certification, conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures in the context of the threat posed by COVID- 19 where it invites all economic operators throughout the supply chain, as well as notified bodies and market surveillance authorities, to put in place all the measures at their disposal to support efforts to ensure the supply of PPE and medical devices across the EU market matches the increasing demand.

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Certification of PPE

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment. This implies that the manufacturer must prepare a EU Declaration of Conformity. In addition, the PPE must include the information indicated in the Regulation: manufacturer data, product identification (batch number…), instructions and information, etc. PPE may be Category I, II or III, depending on the level of risk protection for which they have been designed.

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Directive 2016/425/EU harmonizes health and safety requirements for the use of personal protective equipment that protects users.

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Medical Devices (MD)

Regulation 2017/745/EU & Directive MDD 93/42/EEC harmonise manufacturing standards and requirements established by the European Union for manufacturing medical devices.

Certification of Medical Devices

Medical Devices must be in accordance with Council Directive 93/42 / EEC on Medical Devices. From May 26, 2020, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and the Council on medical devices apply.

As for the case of PPE, manufacturers of MD must prepare a Declaration of conformity and the product must be accompanied by the information requested in the legislation mentioned.

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Product certification during COVID-19 Health Alert

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Due to the current situation and the worldwide increase of demand for products aimed at protecting against the COVID-19 virus transmission , Sherpa Product Certification has dedicated an exclusive department to serve requests related to personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices (MD).

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