The Council of European Dentists (CED), representing over 350,000 dentists across Europe, welcomes the Commissions proposal to amend the Medical Devices Regulation. In particular, the CED supports the elimination of the five-year validity period for certificates, viewing it as a significant step toward reducing the administrative burden on manufacturers.
Council of European Dentists (CED)
NGO · Belgium
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Their record over time
Council of European Dentists (CED) filed 4 positions between 7 May 2026 and 16 Jul 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
What they argued
In line with the initial consultation on the development of the EU Safe Heart Plan in September 2025, the Council of European Dentists (CED) strongly commends the launch of the initiative on the early detection and screening of cardiovascular diseases.
To enable effective cross-border communication, the regulation central terminology services will be provided by the Commission, enabling Member States to provide mappings and translations to and from coding systems and values used in the exchange of personal electronic health data (Article 3). However, this technical requirement highlights the risk of a loss of essential clinical detail.
The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the European Commission's draft implementing regulation as a significant step towards establishing a secure and interoperable identification mechanism for cross-border health data exchange.
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- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 4 files in common
- The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities · 3 files in common
- SOMA Genomics · 3 files in common
- Austrian Federation of Social Insurances · 3 files in common
- Cancer Patients Europe (CPE) · 3 files in common
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