Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The Competent Autorities for Medical Devices (CAMD) is a network of the regulatory authorities responsible for the regulation of Medical Devices, Active Implantable Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for human use. The meeting involves the representatives from the national regulatory authorities from the European Economic Area (EEA) with the participation of the European Commission.

The CAMD acts as a forum to improve cooperation between national regulatory authorities, to discuss the state of affairs and to anticipate on the future legislation.

The following points will receive particular attention: 

• The setting up of a Central Management Committee whose mission would be to formulate agreed positions in order to obtain regulatory harmonization.
• The report from the European Commission on the reprocessing of medical devices for single use.
• The evolution of technologies and applications related to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.
• The state of play and further steps towards the recast and revision of the medical devices regulations (directives 93/42/EEC, 90/385/EEC and 98/79/EC).