Medical Devices

Amendments to the "Medical Devices Act" (27 page(s), in Korean)

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea is amending the "Medical Devices Act" as stated below:

A.    The amendments have clarified the ground for the revocation of designation of an institution as a training institution for medical devices quality managers.

B.    Items that are granted "conditional marketing approval" would be allowed to obtain "approval for change" in case of any changes in relevant information.

C.    Quality managers would no longer be entitled to serve as quality managers if they have not completed the training on latest standards and specifications of medical devices, quality control and safety control as required by the Medical Devices Act. 

D.    Prior review of advertisements that the government used to be responsible for would be conducted by an independent panel.