Standard Fees
Regulation (EU) 2017/746

GMED (CE 0459) Standard Fees* applicable from January 1st, 2026 for Conformity Assessments Activities under the IVDR (Regulation (EU) 2017/746)

*Applicable fees for activities managed by GMED French offices

Activity Type of Fee Amount of fee
(excluding VAT)

Factors influencing the calculation of fee charged

Fee range
(min-max)

Administrative charges
Application fees

Flat

Per technical documentation assessment: 1948€

Per annual “routine” audit: 1851€
/ Per technical documentation assessment: 1948€

Per annual “routine” audit: 1851€

Renewal application fees

Flat

Renewal of a system certificate covering 1 to 10 device(s) (flat): 571€
Renewal of a system certificate covering more than 10 devices (flat): 1137€

Device numbers

Min. 571€ Max. 1137€

Administrative fees*

Flat

Per technical documentation assessment session: 3468€
Per “routine” annual audit (flat):
CE audit: 6594€
CE+ISO audit: 7579€
Type of device Per technical documentation assessment session: 3468€
Per “routine” annual audit: Min. 6594€ Max. 7579€
Travel time cost (excluding expenses such as hotel cost)

Daily

2576€
Location(s), number of auditors

Min. 1288€

Auditing
Audit (Certification, Recertification, Surveillance, Subcontractor/Supplier)
Documentary Audit

Flat

Daily

 

Examination of application (Initial/Renewal):
Support time (flat): 714€
Certification project manager time (flat): 1137€
General part audit:
Support time (flat): 714€
Certification project manager time (flat): 2275€
Preparation/reporting (flat): 2576€
Audit time (daily): 2576€
Decision-making time (daily):
Initial: 1163€
Renewal or follow-up: 581€
Documentary audit:
Support time (flat): 714€
Certification project Manager time (flat): 1137€
Assessor/Auditor/Expert time (daily): 2576€
Decision-making time (flat): 581€
Company size, number of sites to be audited Min. 15 315€
Unannounced Audit

Flat

Daily

Support time (flat): 179€
Certification project manager time (daily): 1139€
Decision-making time (daily): 581€
Preparation/reporting time (daily): 2576€ Audit time (daily): 2576€ Travel time: depends on the location of the manufacturing site to be audited
Site number to be audited and scope Min. 9 627€ Max. 11 559€
On-site control “witness tests”

Flat

Daily

Support time (flat): 179€
Preparation/report (flat): 1250€
Certification project manager/ Batch release file evaluator time (daily): 2576€
Company size, sites number to be audited Min. 4003€ Max. 4804€

Product testing
Laboratory testing – only preparation, testing plan and reporting excluding laboratory testing fees and expenditures incurred for external tests

Daily

2576€ Min. 2576€
Max 7497€
Batch testing

Flat

311€ per batch / 311€
Batch testing (complementary element)

Flat

168€ per complementary element / 168€
Panel

Flat

566€ or 1132€
Decision time: 66€
Depending on the type of marker Min. 632€ Max. 1198€

Documentation Review
Technical documentation assessment

Flat

Daily

Support time (flat): 714€

Certification project manager time (daily): 1137€

Decision time (daily): 1163€

Assessment time (daily): 2576€
/ Min.8568€ Max.18564€**
Performance Evaluation Assessment Report (PEAR)

Daily

3244€ / Min.6487€ Max.12974€**
Expert panel consultation

Flat

286€ / 286€
Validation and SSCP management of class C and D devices

Flat
Daily
Support time (flat): 714€
Assessor/Expert time (daily): 2576€
/ Min. 1467€ Max. 4865€
Consultation of a medicinal product authority for a companion diagnostic and class D

Flat

286€ / 286€
Consultation of an EU reference laboratory for performance verification within the framework of BTC testing Flat

749€

/ 749€
GMED fee – Consultation of an EU reference laboratory for batch testing – Preparation of the test plan, establishment of Batch Testing Criteria (BTC)

Flat

402€ / 402€
Evaluation/review of the Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR)

Flat

Daily

Support time (flat): 179€
Certification project manager time (flat): 286€
Assessor/ Expert/ Clinician time (daily): 2576€
Depends on the number of products included Min. 3040€ Max. 5615€

Other services
Analysis of changes (excluding audit, technical documentation, or other services fees listed…)

Flat

589€ / 589€
Vigilances (excluding any needed assessments)

Flat

Minimum 179€ per vigilance Duration depending on the seriousness of the incident through the impact on the health of the patient/user and accumulation of vigilance over a given period

Min. 179€ Max. 755€
Certificates copy

Flat

342€ for 5 copies then 173€ per 5 additional / Min. 342€
Recourse

Flat

Daily

Support time: 179€ (flat)
Certification project manager time (daily): 571€
Decision-making time (flat): 581€
Management costs: 3300€ for audits or 1734€ for technical documentation
If necessary, assessment (daily): Assessor/Expert time: 2576€
Clinician time: 3244€
/ Min. 3065€ Max. 4631
(**Excluding assessment)
Product extension included in the contractual scope of certification (medical devices under technical documentation sampling)

Flat

Daily

Support time (flat): 179€
Certification project manager time (daily): 1137€
Decision-making time (flat): 148€
/ Min. 1464€
Max. 2601€
*Special conditions for SME-type manufacturers as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC

Consideration of specific SME pricing

The definition is based on the European Commission Recommandation 2003/361/EC, which sets out the criteria relating to headcount, turnover and balance sheet total that determine the classification of companies by category.

Application of a discount based on the company size for audit administrative fees:

Medium-sized enterprise: <250 employees ; turnover ≤50M€ or annual balance sheet ≤43M€

Applied Pricing: -25% administrative fees on audit activity

Small enterprise: <50 employees ; turnover ≤10M€ or annual balance sheet ≤10M€

Applied Pricing: -50% administrative fees on audit activity

Very small enterprise: <10 employees ; turnover ≤2M€ or annual balance sheet ≤2M€

Applied Pricing: -50% administrative fees on audit activity

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