To the extent possible, guidance developed for medical devices at international level, in particular in the context of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) and its follow-up initiative, the International Medical Devices Regulators Forum (IMDRF), should be taken into account to promote the global convergence of regulations which contributes to a high level of safety protection worldwide, and to facilitate trade, in particular in the provisions on Unique Device Identification, general safety and performance requirements, technical documentation, classification rules, conformity assessment procedures and clinical investigations.
Oiread is féidir é, ba cheart an treoir a forbraíodh d'fheistí leighis ar an leibhéal idirnáisiúnta, i gcomhthéacs an Tascfhórsa um Chomhchuibhiú Domhanda agus an tionscnamh a lean as, mar atá, an Fóram Idirnáisiúnta do Rialtóirí Feistí Leighis (IMDRF), a chur san áireamh chun cóineasú domhanda na rialachán a chuireann le leibhéal ard cosanta sábháilteachta ar fud an domhain a chur chun cinn, agus chun tráchtáil a éascú, go háirithe na forálacha maidir le Sainaitheantas Feiste Uathúla, ceanglais ghinearálta sábháilteachta agus feidhmíochta, doiciméadacht theicniúil, rialacha aicmithe, nósanna imeachta um measúnú comhréireachta agus imscrúduithe cliniciúla.