Global UDI Timeline
Your Critical Path to UDI Key dates around the world
Country-specific UDI Requirements
COMPLETED
USA FDA
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2013 Sep 24
UDI Final Rule Published
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2014 Sep 24
Class III Devices
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2015 Sep 24
I/LS/LS Devices
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2016 Sep 24
Class II Devices
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2022 Dec 8
Class I Devices
Türkiye UTS
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2017 Sept 11
Optics (Lens and Spectacles)
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2018 Jan 01
Active Implantable Medical Devices
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2018 Jun 01
Class III
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2019 Jun 01
Class II
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2022 Jan 01
Class I
IN PROGRESS
South Korea MFDS
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2019 Oct 01
Class IV
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2020 July 01
Class III
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2021 July 01
Class II
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2022 July 01
Class I
China NMPA, NHC & NMIA
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2019
UDI Pilot, Rules, UDID Database Tests
2019 Sep 17
Batch 1 Notice timing and list
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2020 Sep 30
Batch 1 Delay & 69 (64+5) categories
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2021 Jan 01
Batch 1 UDI Data & Label Req’d
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2022 Jan 01
Phase 2 Remaining Class III
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TBC
Class II devices Class I and Remaining devices
EU EC
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2020 Dec 01
Actor Voluntary Registration
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2021 May 26
MDR DoA, Class I Self-certification
2021 Oct 4
UDI/Device Voluntary Registration
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2022 May 26
IVDR DoA
2022 – end
Vigilance, Clin Invest, Mkt Survey Modules (voluntary)
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2024 Q2
Fully functional EUDAMED system released into production
2024 Q4
Use of EUDAMED mandatory for modules (Actors, Vigilance, Clinical Investigation & Performance Studies and Market Surveillance)
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2026 Q2
Use of EUDAMED mandatory for modules (UDI/Device and NB & Certificate)
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31 December 2027
Higher risk devices Class III & II (b)
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31 December 2028
Med – lower risk devices. II (b), II (a) & I (s/m/r)
UK MHRA
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2021 Jan 01
Brexit effective, Guidance Released
2021 Jan 01
UK-mfg Class I, Custom, IVD register
2021 May 01
III, IIb Imp, Active Imp, IVD A register
2021 Sep 01
IIb other, IIa, IVD B, IVD Self-test reg.
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2022 Jan 01
OUK-mfg Class I, Custom, IVD register
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2023 Jul 01
CE replaced by UKCA mark; Legislation expected to require UDI
Singapore HSA
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2022 Nov
High-risk implantables for coronary stents, orthopedic joint replacement implants & intraocular lenses
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2024 Nov
Class D (High-risk) for all general medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) products
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2026 Nov
Class C (Medium-risk) for all general medical devices and IVDs
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2028 Nov
Class B (remaining) for all general medical devices and IVDs
Saudi Arabia SFDA
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2019 Apr 08
UDI Draft Requirements released
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2019 – 2020
UDI Pilot
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2020 Sep 06
UDI Formal Requirements (v3) released
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2023 Sept
Class B, C and D devices
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2024 Sept
low-risk Class A devices
Brazil ANVISA
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2021 Dec 29
ANVISA UDI regulations published
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2.5 years post-publication
risk class IV medical devices
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3 years post-publication
risk class III medical devices
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4 years post-publication
risk class II medical devices
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6 years post-publication
risk class I medical devices
Australia TGA
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2019 Jan
UDI System Proposal
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2020 Sep
UDI Consultation Survey
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2021 Feb
Therapeutic Goods Amendment establish AusUDID
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2022 Jun
Sandpit (beta) version of the Australian UDI database (for general use and testing)
2022 Jun
Third consultation paper
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2023 Jan
Voluntary compliance (Regulations in effect) for high risk devices (Class II, III, AIMD)
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2024 Jul
Mandatory compliance for implantable devices. Allocation of UDIs, UDIs on labelling, and provision of data.
Netherlands VWS
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2018 Jul 01
MFR voluntarily apply UDI on label of Inclusion List products
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2019 Jan 01
National Implant Registry (LIR) started
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2020 Jan 01
Healthcare providers must register patient implant data in LIR referencing UDI product data published by MFR in the “GS1 Data Source”
2020 Jan 01
By implication Mfr required to report UDI data to GS1 Data Source and apply UDI on label of Inclusion List products
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TBD
National Implant Registry live and will remain in place. Netherlands will look to follow the EU/EUDAMED for additional UDI requirements.
Taiwan NHI
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2021 May 01
Medical Devices Act governing medical devices officially took effect.
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2022 Jun 01
Class III Medical Devices – UDI database registration & label required.
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2023 Jun 01
Class II Medical Devices – UDI database registration & label required.
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TBD
Class I Medical Devices
Switzerland Swissmedic
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2022 Apr
Implementation of the “Swiss Database on Medical Devices” aka “SwissDAMED” started by Swissmedic.
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2023 Q3
Actor registration possible.
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2024 Summer
Product registration possible (on a voluntary basis).
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TBD
“Actor Module” in development.