Chinese Medtech Contracting And Liability Changes From 1 June

China has amended its 2014 primary regulation governing medical devices. The new version of the Regulation on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices comes into force on 1 June, says Todd Liao of Morgan Lewis.

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The 2021 update of China’s Regulation on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices largely retains the structure of the 2014 version, while bringing some important changes for companies marketing in China.

A major change is that device companies focused on R&D will henceforth more easily be able to contract out the...

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