To ensure the continuous availability of medical devices on the Union market, including medical devices that are vitally important in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated public health crisis, it is also necessary to adapt certain transitional provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 that would otherwise no longer apply as from the date of application of those provisions.
Selleks et tagada meditsiiniseadmete, sealhulgas COVID-19 puhangu ja sellega seotud rahvatervise kriisi tingimustes eluliselt tähtsate meditsiiniseadmete pidev kättesaadavus liidu turul, on samuti vaja kohandada määruse (EL) 2017/745 konkreetseid üleminekusätteid, mis vastasel juhul nende sätete kohaldamise kuupäevast alates enam kohaldamisele ei kuuluks.