13.3. The label must bear the following particulars:
(a) the name or trade name and address of the manufacturer. For devices imported into the Community, in view of their distribution in the Community, the label, or the outer packaging, or instructions for use, shall contain in addition the name and address of either the person responsible referred to in Article 14 (2) or of the authorized representative of the manufacturer established within the Community or of the importer established within the Community, as appropriate;
(b) the details strictly necessary for the user to identify the device and the contents of the packaging;
(c) where appropriate, the word 'STERILE';
(d) where appropriate, the batch code, preceded by the word 'LOT', or the serial number;
(e) where appropriate, an indication of the date by which the device should be used, in safety, expressed as the year and month;
(f) where appropriate, an indication that the device is for single use;
(g) if the device is costum-made, the words 'custom-made device';
(h) if the device is intended for clinical investigations, the words 'exclusively for clinical investigations';
(i) any special storage and/or handling conditions;
(j) any special operating instructions;
(k) any warnings and/or precautions to take;
(l) year of manufacture for active devices other than those covered by (e). This indication may be included in the batch or serial number;
(m) where applicable, method of sterilization.
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