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COCIR filed 28 positions between 9 Oct 2018 and 3 Aug 2026, across 20 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 27 times.
COCIR Response to the European Commission Consultation on the AI Omnibus Proposal March 2026 We welcome the European Commission’s initiative to simplify and improve the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence through the AI Omnibus proposal.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
COCIR Response to the European Commission’s Consultation on Digital Omnibus October 2025 Introduction COCIR, representing the medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT, and electromedical industries, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s initiative on the Digital Omnibus Package.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
COCIR members are and have been dedicated to advancing a circular economy in the medical devices sector for years. Through the reuse and refurbishment of parts and equipment, we aim to minimize waste, conserve raw materials, and reduce energy consumptions.
COCIR welcomes the Commission proposal for a targeted revision of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and supports its overarching objectives: maintaining a high level of patient safety and public health, while reducing unnecessary administrative burden, improving the predictability and cost-efficiency of conformity assessment, strengthening digitalisation, and international cooperation.
COCIR welcomes the attention raised by the European Commission on the shortcomings in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (the Medical Devices Regulation, MDR). We commend the European Commissions intention to table a legislative proposal by end of 2025 to reduce the administrative burden, enhance the predictability and cost-efficiency of the certification processes of Notified Bodies, streamline…
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is already a reality. Healthcare providers have embedded the technology into their workflows and decision-making processes. The introduction of AI in healthcare has brought improvements for patients, providers, payers, other healthcare stakeholders, and society at large, also in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
COCIR welcomes the inception impact assessment by the European Commission on ethical and legal requirements for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the opportunity to provide feedback. Continuing our engagement in this area, and following the earlier consultation on the AI White Paper, COCIR is pleased to share its experience and expertise on the use of AI within healthcare.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s proposal for a European Data Act. Without a doubt, Data Act will play an important role in shaping Europe’s digital future. The proposal aims mainly at creating a regulatory framework to ensure fairer value allocation from data and foster access to and use of data.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment for a Data Act. COCIR fully endorses the Commission’s view that the availability of and access to data holds immense potential for innovation and value creation, and that this will greatly contribute to the recovery and resilience of our society following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Access to data and data systems’ interoperability are the cornerstone of the digital transformation of healthcare in EU member states. A robust regulatory sectorial framework is needed to provide certainty to all actors for the digital technologies use for electronic health records, as well as exchange of health data within and among Member States for primary and secondary use.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the combined evaluation roadmap/inception impact assessment on the European Health Data Space. COCIR is fully supportive of the European Data Strategy that aims to establish common European data spaces.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s proposal for a Data Governance Act. COCIR has in the past presented its views on the European Strategy for Data as well as on the inception impact assessment of a data governance framework for common European data spaces.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on a legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces. COCIR has presented its views on the European Strategy for Data and is fully supportive of the creation of common European data spaces, and in particular a European Health Data Space, which would greatly contribute to the development…
COCIR represents the medical devices technology sector in Europe (medical imaging, radiotherapy and health IT) and welcomes the EC proposal to review the REACH Regulation in the light of the new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS).
COCIR represents the medical devices technology sector in Europe (medical imaging, radiotherapy and health IT) and welcomes the EC proposal to review the REACH Regulation in the light of the new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS).
COCIR welcomes the European Commissions proposal on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (referred to as Cyber Resilience Act) and its aim to increase the overall level of cybersecurity of all products with digital elements. Please find attached our detailed comments.
COCIR is the voice of the European manufacturers of medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT and electromedical industries. COCIR welcomes the opportunity to present its views on Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 on standardisation in response to the European Commissions Call for evidence for an Impact Assessment launched on 23 June 2025. COCIR believes that Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 remains fit for purpose.
COCIR is the European Trade Association representing the medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT and electromedical industries. Founded in 1959, COCIR is a non-profit association headquartered in Brussels (Belgium) with a China Desk based in Beijing since 2007.
COCIR welcomes the European Commissions Digital Fitness Check as an opportunity to assess how EU digital legislation interacts with existing sectoral frameworks and how this interaction affects innovation, competitiveness, and the functioning of the Single Market. First, the Digital Fitness Check should ensure stronger coherence between horizontal digital legislation and sector-specific regulatory frameworks.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity (hereafter the NIS 2 Directive proposal). COCIR appreciates that the NIS 2 Directive approval builds upon the strengths of the original framework and introduces additional measures to enhance the cybersecurity capacity and capabilities of Member States.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the combined roadmap and inception impact assessment on the revision of the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) as published by the European Commission. Please refer to attached document for COCIR's response.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the consultation on the availability of public datasets as provided for by Article 14 of the Open Data Directive. Public sector information is highly relevant for the healthcare sector and COCIR looks forward to the prospect of the availability of High Value Datasets in a European Health Data Space.
On behalf of the Company/Business organizations/Business associations listed in the attached document, participants in the RoHS Umbrella Industry Project (the Umbrella Project). The Umbrella Project contribution to the consultation is attached as a pdf document.
COCIR welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence. Member organisations of COCIR have been at the forefront of bringing innovative health technologies, including Artificial Intelligence applications, to the market and to the patient.
COCIR welcomes the draft Commission Implementing Regulation on the uniform application of requirements for notified bodies as a timely and necessary step. The objective of the proposed measures to increase predictability of conformity assessments will foster higher competitiveness of the EU regulatory framework, while ensuring patient safety.
COCIR remains committed to working with the EU institutions and relevant stakeholders to create a clear robust and futureproof framework for transfers of personal data to third countries, in full respect of the fundamental rights and freedoms of EU citizens. Please find our comments in attached document.
COCIR appreciates the additional opportunity to provide industry feedback to the draft Implementing Regulation on electronic instructions for use (IfU) under the Medical Device Regulation. In general, the availability of electronic IfU is wider than providing one hardcopy. Commonly used technologies provide means for full-text search which has a clear benefit for the usability of the Instructions for Use.
COCIR appreciates the EC plan to have a public consultation in spring 2019 and then targeted interviews with stakeholders, but we also believe there is a need to look carefully into B2B sectors that entered the scope in 2014.
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