The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the Commissions envisioned review of the rules for medical devices. We fully share the goal of ensuring patient safety while supporting innovation and competitiveness. But in practice, the way the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) is being implemented is causing serious problems.
HPO
Healthcare Professionals' Organisation
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 4885579968-84
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 311 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #135 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€400K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
5
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- The CED is a member of the Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB http://…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Registered as
- Council of European Dentists (CED)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Healthcare Professionals' Organisation filed 3 positions between 26 Sept 2025 and 27 Feb 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
In line with the Council of European Dentists (CED)s position on the Recognition of Dental Professional Qualifications acquired in Third Countries, as well as the 2023 Commission Recommendation on the recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals, the CED underscores the importance of improving existing EU automatic recognition of basic dental qualifications listed under Annex V.3.2 of Directive…
The Council of European Dentists (CED), representing over 340 000 dentists across Europe, acknowledges the importance of strengthening the transparency and accountability of skills, whether acquired throughout undergraduate dental training, including clinical or theoretical skills, postgraduate training or continuing professional development (CPD).
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich · 2 files in common
- Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer · 2 files in common
- VÖWG · 2 files in common
- Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V. · 2 files in common
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