Conformity assessment
The route depends on the device class and is set out in the regulation's annexes. For most devices above the lowest class it involves a notified body, and it ends with the declaration of conformity and the CE marking.
‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the requirements of this Regulation relating to a device have been fulfilled;
EU MDR, Article 2(40)
‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating whether the requirements of this Regulation relating to a device have been fulfilled;
IVDR, Article 2(32)