Applying for certificates of free sale for non-active medical devices

Are you responsible for placing a medical device on the market and would like to export it outside the Union? Then the relevant competent authority will issue a certificate upon your request.

As a manufacturer of medical devices or its authorized representative, you can apply for the issue of a certificate of free sale for export purposes. The certificate of free sale confirms that the manufacturer or authorized representative has its registered place of business in Germany and that the product in question can be traded within the Union.

Regional Council Kassel

Please contact the Regierungspräsidium Kassel.

• Declaration of conformity
• Certificate(s) of the Notified Body(ies)
• Product list

Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance necessary: No

• Product must be placed on the market in accordance with Article 5 and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of a medical device
• Only manufacturers and authorized representatives based in Germany can submit an application for a certificate of free sale for medical devices here

Objection under the VwVfG against the rejection of an application and the charging of fees

1. You submit your application
2. The competent authority checks the documents
3. The competent authority requests additional documents if necessary
4. The competent authority issues the certificate

The certificate of marketability according to § 10 MPDG does not contain any time limits. It confirms the status as of the date of issue.

Each recipient country decides on the period of validity of the certificate itself.