{"id":356,"date":"2019-11-03T17:47:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T15:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cratia.com\/?post_type=countries&#038;p=356"},"modified":"2023-04-27T15:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:19:46","slug":"registration-of-medical-devices","status":"publish","type":"countries","link":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/countries\/belarus\/registration-of-medical-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration of medical devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical devices are allowed for import and placing on the market of the Republic of Belarus only after state registration. At present the Application for registration may be submitted either under the \u201cnational\u201d procedure or under the \u201ccentralized\u201d EAEU procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The procedure for national registration is described below. You can get information about <a href=\"\/en\/countries\/evrazijskij-ekonomicheskij-soyuz\/registracziya-mediczinskih-izdelij\/\">registration under the EAEU\u2019s unified rules<\/a> by clicking on the link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>New registration<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The procedure for national state registration of medical devices has been approved by Regulation No. 254 dated 01.04.2015 \u201cOn state registration (re-registration) of medical devices and medical equipment\u201d and Regulation No. 41 dated 04.12.2019 \u201cOn requirements to documents submitted for state registration (re-registration) of medical devices and medical equipment\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign manufacturer must designate an Authorized representative at the territory of Belarus, as entity, responsible for claims. The Applicant for registration may be a person who manufactures or places an order for the manufacture of medical devices and medical equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expert assessment for the purpose of registration is carried out by the RUE &#8220;Center for Expertise and Testing in Healthcare&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Registration dossier\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration dossier for foreign medical devices consists of the application for registration, protocols or acts on the manufacturer&#8217;s letterhead for sanitary and clinical tests issued by health care organizations or signed by the head of the manufacturer, documents confirming the quality of medical devices certified in the country of manufacturer, as well as the conclusion of RUE &#8220;Center for Expertise and Testing in Health Care&#8221; on the compliance of medical devices and medical equipment with the requirements of the Republic of Belarus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration dossier is submitted in English, with some sections translated into Russian or Belarusian.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labeling and instructions for use (user\u2019s manual) are submitted and approved in Russian and\/or Belarusian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Registration procedure<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration procedure starts with submission of the Application to the competent authority. After payment of the state fees competent authority starts assessment of the documents and can inquire specific studies or actions, including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initial examination of documents;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specialized expert examination of documents;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspection of the manufacturer (if necessary);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sanitary-hygienic tests of medical devices and equipment (if necessary);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technical tests (if necessary);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clinical trials (if necessary).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time to achieve registration should not exceed 150 calendar days, including the time required to answer on the deficiency letters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After positive conclusions on above mentioned assessments and studies are granted:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Applicant submits the registration dossier and the conclusion of the Commission on the results of technical activities to the Ministry of Health of Belarus;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Health reviews the submitted documents and make a decision on the registration of the medical device;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Health issues the Registration Certificate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The duration of the registration procedure is from 15 to 30 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration certificate is issued for 5 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Inspection of the manufacturing site<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The procedure for inspection of manufacturing site is approved by Order No. 636 dated June 8, 2017 &#8220;On approval of instructions on procedure for inspection of industrial production of medical devices and medical equipment\u201d. Inspection is required during the first state registration of a site performing a batch release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspection is carried out by a group of state experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Applicant of registration should pay for the costs of the inspection activities, as well as transport and accommodation expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results of the inspection do not have an expiration date. Periodic monitoring of compliance with manufacturing conditions is not carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Language and labeling<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The package labeling, instructions for use (user\u2019s manual) are submitted and approved in Russian or Belarusian language. The choice of language is at the discretion of the Applicant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labeling of a medical device for Belarusian market should contain:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">name and description of a medical device (type, brand, model, article);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">name of the manufacturer of the medical device and the production site;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">name and address of the manufacturer&#8217;s Authorized representative on the territory of Belarus;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manufacturing date (year and month);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use before date (year and month), if applicable;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serial number (catalog number) or batch code (if available);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the word &#8220;STERILE&#8221; for a sterile medical device;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sterilization method;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information that the medical device is intended for disposable use (for disposable medical devices, medical devices);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">storage and\/or operating conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Renewal of registration<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewal of registration of medical devices is performed in the following cases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expiration of the Registration Certificate\u2019s validity period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change of the name of the medical device;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reorganization or change of the name of the legal entity of the manufacturer;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change of the country of manufacture;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes in the manufacturing process and quality control of the medical device.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewal of registration due to expiration will lead to the issue of the registration certificate with the same number, but extended for 5 years validity period. Renewal due to the changes will cause issue of the amended certificate with same number and validity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cratia provides professional services of registration of medical devices in Belarus. We have an excellent knowledge of national legislation, necessary experience and resources.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start cooperation or get advice, please contact us by phone: +38 068 064-78-31, +38 044 223-61-67, by e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:info@cratia.ua\">info@cratia.ua<\/a>, or visit <a href=\"\/en\/contacts\/\">our office<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":142,"menu_order":3,"template":"","class_list":["post-356","countries","type-countries","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/countries"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cratia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}