Italian testing and certification body Ente Certificazione Macchine is the latest notified body to be designated in the context of the EU’s Medical Device Regulation.
Yet Another Italian Notified Body Designated As EU Total Reaches 34
There are now nine notified bodies in Italy designated under the scope of the Medical Device Regulation and 34 in the EU in total.

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