Revised MDCG Position paper concerning timeline for implementation of Master UDI-DI for contact lenses and spectacle frames
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has published its revised position paper, MDCG 2025-7 Rev. 1, concerning timelines of implementation of Master UDI-DI in relation to contact lenses and spectacle frames, spectacle lenses, and ready-to-wear reading spectacles. The purpose of the revision is to clarify the dates by which implementation of the Master UDI-DI and use of the UDI/Device registration module of EUDAMED become obligatory for these devices. The dates are:
A Master UDI-DI becomes obligatory for spectacle frames and lenses
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1920, which was published on 23 September 2025, has introduced an obligation to assign a Master UDI-DI to spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles. A Master UDI-DI must be assigned to frames sharing the same design parameters, to lenses with the same combination of design parameters, and to ready-to-wear reading