Corrective action

The EU definition includes potential nonconformities, so it covers actions that standards often call preventive. What matters is that the action addresses the cause, not only the symptom.

‘corrective action’ means action taken to eliminate the cause of a potential or actual non-conformity or other undesirable situation;

EU MDR, Article 2(67)

‘corrective action’ means action taken to eliminate the cause of a potential or actual non-conformity or other undesirable situation;

IVDR, Article 2(70)