Los tribunales ponen orden en el sector
EL GLOBAL
El pasado jueves tuve el placer de asistir a una interesantísima jornada sobre nuevas propuestas en materia de financiación de fármacos y tecnologías sanitarias, organizada por la International Society for Pharmaeconomics Outcomes Research. Todos los ponentes, como era de esperar, rayaron a enorme altura -magistral, por citar tan sólo un ejemplo, el repaso del profesor Félix... Read More
El precio no es lo único que cuenta en el mercado digital
EL GLOBAL
En un contexto como el actual, cuando son tantos quienes cuestionan las bondades de la Unión Europea, cualquier cuestión que tiene que ver con la Europa digital me parece de extraordinaria importancia. A los inicios de los 80’s, antes de la adhesión de España a la UE, importar botones o accesorios de moda desde Francia... Read More
E-Commerce and Competition Law
Report from the European Commission of 10 May 2017 on the E-commerce Sector
CAPSULAS Nº 182
Background Two years ago, the European Commission launched a sector inquiry into E-commerce. One of the objectives of the inquiry was to analyse possible competition barriers resulting from the commercial practices of companies, and also to reflect on the measures that could be adopted to ensure better access for consumers and businesses to goods and... Read More
Unsuccessful tenderers may bring an action to review award decisions if they are not yet final and definitive
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 11 May 2017 (Case C-131/16)
CAPSULAS Nº 182
Background The judgment in question dates back to an appeal filed by Archus and Gama against the decision of a Polish contracting body refusing its offer and awarding the contract to Digital-Center. The Polish court was unsure as to whether Polish law complied with Community law and decided to stay the proceedings and to refer... Read More
Publication of the Code of Best Practice on data protection for Big Data projects
The Code, prepared by the Spanish Data Protection Agency and ISMS Forum Spain, identifies the main practical questions to be considered when handling large-scale data
CAPSULAS Nº 182
Big Data can be defined as the series of technologies, algorithms and systems employed to gather data on a scale and of a variety never seen before in addition to the extraction of valuable data using advanced analytical systems supported by parallel computing. One of the main uses of Big Data is establishing correlations and... Read More
New possibilities in terms of the maximum amount of nutrients in food supplements
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 27 May 2017 in Case C-672/15
CAPSULAS Nº 182
Background A French distributor of food supplements was subject to criminal proceedings for selling, without authorisation, products whose contents exceeded the maximum amounts of nutrients that may be used pursuant to French regulations (Order 2006). In the context of this procedure, the company claimed that the Order 2006 did not comply with EU law. As... Read More
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability 2017: Chapter 26 – Spain
A practical cross-border insight into product liability work
THE INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE
Recently the 2017 issue of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability was published. This Guide offers a practical insight into product liability issues across the world, and includes both general articles on novelties in the field of product liability and country specific Q&A chapters. This year Xavier Moliner has been in charge of... Read More
Encarnación Cruz y el futuro RD de Precios
EL GLOBAL
Mis sinceras felicitaciones a la nueva directora general de Cartera Básica del SNS y Farmacia, Encarnación Cruz, y también mis mejores deseos de éxitos en su gestión. Tal y como se ha recogido en diversos medios, es evidente que uno de los temas candentes en su agenda será la aprobación del nuevo Real Decreto de... Read More
Faus & Moliner participates in the International Conference on risks associated with the consumption of medicinal products and foods
Eduard Rodellar makes a presentation on the challenges which innovation and research are facing in the field of biomedicine
The conference, held on 11 and 12 May, has been organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Granada, and the participants were mainly university professors and representatives of the different Public Administrations. From the ethical-legal perspective of the risks associated with the consumption of medicinal products and foods, many issues of interest... Read More
Medicinal products in the European Union in 2020
With regard to the Resolution of the European Parliament, of 2 March 2017, and the Conclusions of the European Council of 17 June 2016
CAPSULAS Nº 181
Background The Resolution approved by the European Parliament on 2 March 2017 concerning the EU options to improve access to medicines is a politically-charged document, produced as a result of the Cabezón Report promoted by the Spanish Socialist Member of the European Parliament, Soledad Cabezón. Therefore, it is not surprising that many regard it as... Read More