FOREWORD
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FOR WHOM THESE GUIDELINES ARE WRITTEN
3. PURPOSE OF THE VIGILANCE SYSTEM
4. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
5. TYPES OF INCIDENT TO BE REPORTED BY MANUFACTURERS
6. MAKING AND RECEIVING AN INITIAL REPORT
7. PROCEDURE FOLLOWING THE INITIAL REPORT
8. OUTCOME OF AN INVESTIGATION AND FOLLOW-UP
9. REGISTER OF KEY TERMS
APPENDICES
1. LIST OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR VIGILANCE
2. DEFINITIONS
3. SUGGESTED INCIDENT REPORT FORMATS
4. SIMPLIFIED FLOW CHART - ILLUSTRATION OF INCIDENTS TO BE REPORTED
5. EXAMPLES OF INCIDENTS TO REPORT
6. SIMPLIFIED FLOW CHART ILLUSTRATING THE REPORTING OF RECALLS
7. RELEVANT EXTRACTS FROM THE DIRECTIVES
8. SUGGESTED COMPETENT AUTHORITY REPORT FORMAT
9. DIAGRAM OF THE VIGILANCE SYSTEM
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