Possibility of applying for a review of preparatory acts prior to contracts being awarded
Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 5 April 2017 (Case C-391/15), Marina del Mediterráneo S.L. and others
CAPSULAS Nº 181
Background This judgment has its origin in the action brought by Marina del Mediterráneo S.L. and other companies against a decision taken by the contracting authority allowing a tenderer to participate in the public procurement procedure. The action was dismissed and Marina del Mediterráneo, S.L. and others applied for a review of the decision before... Read More
New online system to report anti-competitive practices before the CNMC and the European Commission
Mailboxes for cooperation with the Competition authorities
CAPSULAS Nº 181
In March, both the European Commission (16 March) and the Spanish Markets and Competition Commission (31 March) have published on their websites details on the implementation of new tools to detect collusive agreements and other anti-competitive practices. Using these systems, any citizen or company can provide information anonymously in order to help detect anti-competitive practices.... Read More
Faus & Moliner participates at the conference “The role of generics after 20 years in Spain” organized by DiarioFarma
Juan Suárez participated in the round table on "Policies and legislative trends outside Spain"
The conference organized by DiarioFarma was held on Monday 24 of April 2017 in Madrid.
Esto del derecho farmacéutico…
EL GLOBAL
Disculpen, pero hoy toca un poco de autobombo y alguna reflexión al hilo del mismo. La semana pasada, nos endulzaron las vacaciones anunciando que la Guía Chambers & Partners, una publicación de prestigio que evalúa de forma independiente la reputación de miles de abogados en Europa, había vuelto a designar a Faus & Moliner como... Read More
Faus & Moliner, leader in pharmaceutical law in Spain
Jordi Faus, the best lawyer for pharmaceutical law in Spain according to the Chambers & Partners Guide 2017
This year, once more, Faus & Moliner has been considered the leading firm in the area of pharmaceutical law in Spain by the Chambers & Partners Guide, a prestigious publication that assesses independently the reputation and competence of thousands of lawyers in Europe. Those consulted by the Chambers & Partners team have praised the degree... Read More
Las restricciones de derechos en virtud del principio de salud pública no pueden justificarse de forma genérica
A propósito de la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea de 19 de octubre de 2016, Asunto C-148/15, “Deutsche Parkinson”
Cuadernos de Derecho Farmacéutico, Núm. 60, Enero-Marzo 2017
The judgement of the European Court of Justice that we comment in this article allows to request a higher degree of rigour to those who intend to support their position invoking the principle of protection of public health. In this article we analyze Spanish and EU case-law that have modelled the principle of protection of... Read More
Mejorar el acceso, una cuestión multidisciplinar
El Global
Para los que no consiguen desconectar del todo durante estas mini-vacaciones de Semana Santa, les habría recomendado la lectura de la Resolución del Parlamento Europeo, de 2 de marzo de 2017, sobre las opciones de la Unión para mejorar el acceso a los medicamentos. Su valor jurídico es más bien limitado; pero se trata de... Read More
Access to public tenders files is possible even before the contract is awarded
Resolution 21/2017 of 1 February by the Committee for Guaranteed Access to Public Information of Catalonia (Case 176/2016)
CAPSULAS Nº 180
Background This case arose as a result of the claim filed by a bidder seeking to access different documents included in a public tender file, once the bidding process had ended but before the contracting authority had awarded the contract. The documents to which the bidder sought access included expert appraisal reports produced by the... Read More
Soplan aires de transparencia
EL GLOBAL
Llegará un día, no falta mucho, en que en España se alcanzarán niveles de transparencia de la actividad administrativa propios de un verdadero Estado de derecho, donde tendremos acceso a los documentos públicos (como las Actas de la Comisión Interministerial de Precios de los Medicamentos, por ejemplo), sin necesidad de pedirlos. Ese día, si detectamos... Read More
Personal data recorded in the Mercantile Registry and “the right to be forgotten”, a difficult equilibrium
In its Judgment of 9 March 2017 the ECJ considers that an equilibrium must be found between this right and other legal obligations
CAPSULAS Nº 180
Background In year 2007, the sole director of an Italian building company sued the Chamber of Commerce of Lecce. He considered that the properties that his company had built were not selling because in the companies’ register it was still noted that he had been the sole director and liquidator of another company which was... Read More