{"id":376673,"date":"2025-04-30T18:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all4compliance.pt\/?p=376673"},"modified":"2025-04-30T18:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:33:53","slug":"article-10a-what-changes-for-medical-device-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all4compliance.pt\/en\/article-10a-what-changes-for-medical-device-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 10a &#8211; What Changes for Medical Device Manufacturers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/all4compliance.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/backestatisticas.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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