Rules and good practices for the distribution of medical devices

Ministerial Order no 256/2016 was published in Diário da República, the official Portuguese Gazette, on 28 September 2016. It establishes the principles and rules of good practices to be observed in the distribution of medical devices by companies that engage in the wholesale distribution of these devices and are licensed for this purpose under Decree-Law no. 145/2009 of 17 June, as amended by Law no. 21/2014 of 16 April, and by Law no. 51/2014 of 25 August.