Commission Directive 2003/12/EC of 3 February 2003 on the… Article 2

Article 2

1. Breast implants placed on the market before 1 September 2003 pursuant to Article 11(3)(a) or 11(3)(b)(iii) of Directive 93/42/EEC shall be subject to a conformity reassessment procedure as Class III medical devices before 1 March 2004. 2. By way of derogation from Article 11(11) of Directive 93/42/EEC, the decisions on breast implants taken by the notified bodies before 1 September 2003 under Article 11(3)(a) of Directive 93/42/EEC may not be extended.