Articles for the ‘Life Sciences’ Category

Changes in the law on marketing of veterinary medicines: what you need to know

Published 06 February 2024 by Christophe Ronse ALTIUS Lawyers, Belgium

Belgium is welcoming a significant development in the field of veterinary medicine law. The Act of 11 July 2023 containing various provisions on health, which entered into force on 8 September 2023, introduces changes across a wide spectrum of healthcare domains, which are encompassed in approximately 20 chapters. In this blog post, we provide an overview of the key changes related to the marketing of veterinary medicines set out in Chapters 4 and 14 of the new Law.

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The advertising of medical devices in Austria

Published 05 February 2024 by Francine Brogyányi DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Austria

In every jurisdiction the advertising of medical devices comes with certain national peculiarities. The following article explains in more detail what needs to be considered if you intend to market medical devices to the Austrian market

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The UK Life Sciences Sector in Election Year

Published 30 January 2024 by Ralph CoxRalph Cox Clyde & Co. LLP, United Kingdom

Clyde & Co – UK Life Sciences Sector in Election Year (Jan 2024; rev Feb 24) The next UK general election has to take place before 28 January 2025, current indications are that it could take place in October or November 2024. After 13 years in power, opinion polls suggest that Mr Sunak’s Conservative Party will lose power and be replaced by Sir Keir Starmer KC’s Labour as the governing party.

In this article, Ralph Cox and Nii-Lante Bannerman of Clyde & Co LLP, consider the Conservative Government’s approach to the UK’s life sciences sector over recent years and how that might change under Labour.

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EU Court of Justice: Parallel importer may not remove PPP batch number

Published 22 January 2024 by Philippe de Jong ALTIUS Lawyers, Belgium

This blog post mainly focuses on the CJEU’s findings regarding the responsibility of parallel importers for ensuring the display of the original batch number on the product packaging.

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Three changes in Belgian food law in 2023

Published 08 January 2024 by Philippe de Jong ALTIUS Lawyers, Belgium

Food law is extensively harmonized throughout the EU, but national law still has a role to play. In this short article, we look at three developments in Belgian food law that have taken place in 2023: the amendments to the Food Safety Agency’s administrative fining regime, the introduction of nutrivigilance, and the announced revision of the food hygiene legislation.

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