Actualités et publications récentes
France renews its simplified anti-gift conventions – what life sciences companies operating in France need to know
France enforces one of Europe's strictest anti-gift regimes, broadly prohibiting any benefit to healthcare professionals, in particular. Within this framework, simplified conventions offer a practical derogation — allowing companies to bundle hospitality declarations into a single filing. These conventions have just been renewed for another two years, with notable developments: COMIDENT (dental sector) joins as a signatory and a new two-month deadline applies for participant list submissions for certain types of convention.
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Case law – VfGH on the eImpfpass and central vaccination register
The Austrian Constitutional Court rejected challenges to the eImpfpass and central vaccination register on procedural grounds. The decision leaves the register in place, but highlights the role of data protection remedies in digital health infrastructure.
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EHDS implementation: preparing for health data access and reuse
EHDS implementation has begun. For life sciences companies, the key issue is how controlled access to health data, secondary use, AI training and data protection governance will work in practice – and what should be prepared before 2029.
2 de 9 Publications
Advising Nuclera on its extended Series C funding to US$87 million
Guidance to manufacturers withdrawing a medical device from the EU market
Medical product availability and healthcare safety are becoming increasingly important talking points. This is also reflected in the EU regulations on medical devices. Although the provisions may seem straightforward their vagueness may give rise to significant doubts as to which situations they will apply to in practice.
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