Medicinal substances: Where the medical device incorporates a medicinal substance, the dossier should provide detailed information concerning that medicinal substance, its identity and source, the intended reason for its presence, and its safety and performance in the intended application. 7.4 Biological safety: (i) The dossier should contain a list of all materials of animal or human origin used in the device. For these materials, detailed information should be provided concerning the selection of sources or donors; the harvesting, processing, preservation, testing and handling of tissues, cells and substances of such origin should also be provided. Process validation results should be included to substantiate that manufacturing procedures are in place to minimize biological risks, in particular, with regard to viruses and other transmissible agents. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Certificates should also be submitted: 46[PROVIDED that the requirement of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Certificates is not necessary, if the source is from an animal species from a country of origin recognised as having negligible Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy risk in accordance with the recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal Health.] (ii) The system for record-keeping to allow traceability from sources to the finished device should be fully described.
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