e-Gazette statutory gazette instrument G.S.R. 269(E) · 10 Apr 2026
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Draft Proposal to amend certain provisions under Medical Devices Rules 2017 EU
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Check the official recordThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposes amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017. The draft rules update requirements for standards by including the Quality Management System in rules 19H and 19J. The proposal changes the marginal heading of rule 19 to Government Medical Device Testing laboratories. Additionally, the amendment expands the list of countries in rule 63 to include European Union countries. The government invites objections and suggestions from the public within thirty days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Interested persons may submit feedback to the Under Secretary (Drugs) by post or email.
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2597 GI/2026 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग) अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 10 अप्रैल, 2026
सा.का.जन. 269(अ).— जचदकत्सा उपकरण जनयम, 2017 में और संिोधन करने के जलए कुछ जनयमों का जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप, जिसे केंद्र सरकार औषजध और प्रसाधन सामग्री अजधजनयम, 1940 (1940 का 23) की धारा 12 की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 33 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए बनाना प्रस्ट्ताजवत करती है, औषजध तकनीकी सलाहकार बोडड के परामिड के पश्चात् एतद्द्वारा उन सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता है जिनके इससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना है और एतद्द्वारा नोरिस दिया िाता है दक उि प्रारूप जनयमों पर उस तारीख से तीस दिन की अवजध समाप्त होने पर या उसके पश्चात् जवचार दकया िाएगा जिस तारीख को इन प्रारूप जनयमों वाले भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध कराई िाती हैं; आपजत्तयां और सुझाव िो ऊपर जनर्िडष्ट अवजध के भीतर दकसी भी व्यजि से प्राप्त हो सकते हैं, उन पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा; सं. 249] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अप्रैल 10, 2026/चैत्र 20, 1948
No. 249] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026/CHAITRA 20, 1948
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-10042026-271703 CG-DL-E-10042026-271703
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
आपजत्तयां और सुझाव, यदि कोई हों, अवर सजचव (औषजध), स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, सी ववंग, कतडव्य भवन, नई दिल्ली - 110011 को संबोजधत दकए िा सकते हैं या drugsdiv-mohfw@gov.in पर ईमेल दकए िा सकते हैं। प्रारूप जनयम
रिप्पणी: जचदकत्सा उपकरण जनयम, 2017 रािपत्र में अजधसूचना संख्या 78 (ई), दिनांक 31 िनवरी, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और अंजतम बार अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. ………… (अ), दिनांक ………… द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे।
[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th April, 2026
G.S.R. 269(E).— The following draft of certain rules further to amend Medical Devices Rules, 2017, which the Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 12 and sub- section (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), is hereby published after consultation with the Drugs technical Advisory Board for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette of India containing these draft rules are made available to public;
Objections and suggestions which may be received from any person within the period specified above will be considered by the Central Government; Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Under Secretary (Drugs), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, C Wing, Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001 or emailed at drugsdiv- mohfw@gov.in.
DRAFT RULES
(i) These rules may be called the Medical Devices (.........Amendment) Rules, 2026. (ii) These rules unless specified otherwise, come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
In the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as said rules), in rule 19H, in sub-rule (2), in clause (v), after the word “standards”, the word “and Quality Management System” shall be inserted.
In the said rules, in rule 19J, in sub-rule (2), in clause (v), after the word “standards”, the word “and Quality Management System” shall be inserted.
In the said rules, in rule 19, for the marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely: – “Government Medical Device Testing laboratories”
In the said rules, in rule 63, in sub-rule (1), in Proviso (iv), after the words “or Japan”, the words, “or European Union countries,” shall be inserted.
[F. No. X.11035/112/2024-DR] HARSH MANGLA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Medical Devices Rules, 2017 was published in the Official Gazette vide notification number 78 (E), dated the 31st January, 2017 and last amended vide notification number G.S.R. ………… (E), dated …………
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