{"id":23929,"date":"2020-05-06T22:09:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T19:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=23929"},"modified":"2020-05-07T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:01:29","slug":"eus-requirements-standards-producers-protective-medical-equipment-used-context-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/eus-requirements-standards-producers-protective-medical-equipment-used-context-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"EU\u2019s Requirements and Standards for Producers of Protective and Medical Equipment to be Used in the Context of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17670 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj.jpg 640w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj-600x299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj-260x130.jpg 260w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj-50x25.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/dental-assistant-use-modern-stomatology-technology-prepare-medical-tools_HKRaQvaNj-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>Many Bulgarian (and Sofia-based) companies develop and produce protective and medical equipment which can be used during the fight against COVID-19. The EU has some specific requirements and regulations regarding these solutions, some of which you can find below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information is provided by the Bulgarian Industrial Association, which supports the businesses in Bulgaria and publishes up-to-date information on various economic and business-related issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cencenelec.eu\/News\/Press_Releases\/Pages\/PR-2020-003.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European standards for medical devices and personal protective equipment used in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, published by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEN and CENELEC\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decisions, legislative and non-legislative acts, published in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=OJ:L:2020:090I:TOC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Official Journal of the European Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (in 24 languages, including Bulgarian)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/docsroom\/documents\/40521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conformity assessment procedures for protective equipment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/docsroom\/documents\/40523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidance on the applicable legislation for leave-on hand cleaners and hand disinfectants (gel, solution, etc.)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/docsroom\/documents\/40562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conformity assessment procedures for 3D printing and 3D printed products to be used in a medical context for COVID-19<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further information can be found in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bia-bg.com\/dialog\/index\/new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussions<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">section of the website of the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulgarian Industrial Association<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the BIA\u2019s team:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veselin Iliev<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director General<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Economic Relations\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulgarian Industrial Association\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tel.: 02 932 0954<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-mail: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ierc@bia-bg.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ierc.bia-bg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.ierc.bia-bg.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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