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Eight focused checklists for the documents, systems and decisions behind CE marking.

A regulation tells you what must be achieved. A useful checklist turns that obligation into work that can be assigned, evidenced, reviewed and kept current.

Updated 3 January 2025 8 practical resources 4 workstreams
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The useful boundary

A checklist creates control, not conformity by itself

Use it to expose missing work and evidence. Do not treat a row of ticks as a substitute for regulatory judgment.

What a checklist can do
  • Translate a broad requirement into reviewable tasks
  • Connect each task to an owner, record and due date
  • Reveal gaps before an audit or dossier assessment
  • Support consistent updates after product changes
What it cannot do
  • Decide automatically which requirements apply
  • Replace technical, clinical or quality evidence
  • Resolve contradictions between controlled documents
  • Guarantee certification or regulatory acceptance

Checklist library

Start with the workstream that owns the risk

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Technical documentation 01

MDR technical documentation checklist

Organise the Annex II and Annex III dossier around device definition, GSPR evidence, design and manufacturing information, risk management, verification, validation and post-market documentation.

MDR Annex II Annex III
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Technical documentation 02

IVDR technical documentation checklist

Structure an IVDR dossier covering intended purpose, classification, design, manufacturing, performance evaluation, analytical and clinical performance, stability and post-market evidence.

IVDR Performance Annex II
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Technical documentation 03

Technical documentation checklist for medical device software

Connect software architecture, lifecycle records, risk controls, usability, cybersecurity, verification, validation, version identification and clinical evidence in one controlled dossier.

MDSW IEC 62304 Cybersecurity
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Quality management 04

MDR-compliant quality system documentation checklist

Review whether the quality system addresses regulatory strategy, management responsibility, resource control, product realisation, suppliers, CAPA, vigilance and post-market processes.

QMS MDR Article 10 ISO 13485
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Quality management 05

Quality system documentation checklist for medical device software

Adapt the quality system to software development, configuration, release, change control, problem resolution, outsourced components, cybersecurity maintenance and post-market updates.

MDSW QMS Change control CAPA
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Clinical evaluation 06

Clinical Evaluation Plan checklist

Check the planned scope, clinical claims, state of the art, data sources, appraisal methods, evidence gaps, benefit-risk questions and PMCF strategy before the evaluation begins.

CEP MDR Annex XIV PMCF
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Clinical evaluation 07

Clinical Evaluation Report checklist

Test whether the report supports the intended purpose, clinical benefits, safety and performance claims, residual risks, benefit-risk conclusion and continuing evidence plan.

CER Clinical evidence Benefit-risk
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Regulatory governance 08

Strategy for regulatory compliance SOP checklist

Build a controlled procedure for regulatory routes, product changes, applicable requirements, economic operators, registrations, certification maintenance and regulatory intelligence.

SOP Regulatory strategy Lifecycle
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Use method

Turn every checkbox into a traceable handoff

The value comes from the evidence linked to each item and the decision made when that evidence is incomplete.

01Select

Confirm the scope

Define the product, regulation, route, class and lifecycle stage before choosing the checklist.

02Tailor

Remove what is not applicable

Document why an item does not apply. Do not delete difficult requirements without an assessment.

03Assign

Name the owner and evidence

Connect each applicable item to a responsible person, controlled record, dependency and target date.

04Verify

Challenge completion

Check substance, consistency and approval—not merely whether a document with the expected title exists.

Evidence handoff model Checklist status should point to controlled records
WorkstreamControlled outputDecision supported
Technical documentationDossier content and traceabilitySubmission readiness
Quality managementImplemented processes and recordsAudit readiness
Clinical evaluationPlan, appraisal and conclusionsClinical evidence adequacy
Regulatory governanceStrategy, roles and change controlsContinuing compliance

Completion test

Do not ask only “Is it checked?”

Ask whether the evidence is current, approved, internally consistent and tied to the released product configuration.

A completed checklist should make the regulatory story easier to verify—not merely easier to count.

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Need to adapt a checklist to your device and conformity route?

MDRC can help translate the applicable requirements into owned work packages, evidence expectations and a realistic readiness review.

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