Europe renews its policy on public procurement matters: procedures become more agile, accessible and electronic
Some of the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU will have direct effect in Spain starting from 18 of April
CAPSULAS Nº 170
Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement of 26 February 2014 replaces the former Directive 2004/18/EC, which shall be repealed as of 18 April 2016. On 18 of April is also the deadline set by the Directive for all Member States to adapt their respective domestic legal systems in order... Read More
Los tribunales empiezan por fin a mojarse
EL GLOBAL
En artículos anteriores hemos abordado el problema del encaje del derecho a la protección de la salud individual en el contexto del derecho que con carácter general reconoce el art. 43 de la CE y de la obligación de los poderes públicos de tutelar la Salud Pública. Nos referimos entonces al papel trascendental del auto... Read More
Los enfermeros y la seguridad jurídica
EL GLOBAL
Nos pongamos como nos pongamos, el Real Decreto 54/2015 de indicación, uso y autorización de dispensación de medicamentos y productos sanitarios de uso humano por parte de los enfermeros está generando inseguridad jurídica. De momento no hay noticias de que los pacientes se hayan visto afectados, y esperemos que siga siendo así. Ahora bien, justo... Read More
Medicamentos por internet y otras cuestiones
EL GLOBAL
Esta semana, la Aemps se ha visto obligada a publicar una nota de advertencia en relación con la venta de medicamentos a través de webs y aplicaciones para el móvil de compraventa entre particulares. Los nuevos modelos de prestación de servicios a los que se refiere la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia... Read More
For a legal person to be criminally liable, prosecution must prove the lack or ineffectiveness of a criminal compliance system
Judgment of the Supreme Court of 29 February 2016 regarding the criminal liability of legal persons
CAPSULAS Nº 169
Background On 29 February 2016, the Supreme Court issued, for the first time, a judgment in which a legal person was deemed criminally liable in Spain. In our opinion, the most relevant part of the judgment is not that it holds a company criminally liable, but the fact that the Supreme Court has outlined its... Read More
Andalusian tenders reach the CNMC, which confirms that circumstantial evidence is not an absolute rule
Judgment of the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) of 12 January 2016. Procedure S/DC/05523/14, SAS
CAPSULAS Nº 169
Background In recent years, the Andalusian Health System (SAS) has made several calls to select the medicinal products to be dispensed by Andalusian pharmacies, when in official prescriptions said medicinal products are prescribed by active ingredient. We are talking about the well-known “Andalusian tenders”, against which the Government has filed two positive conflicts of jurisdiction... Read More
New features of the Catalan guide on the advertising of medicinal products for human use
Approval of the new update to the Guide on the advertising of medicinal products for human use by the Generalitat of Catalonia
CAPSULAS Nº 169
Background The Guide on the advertising of medicinal products for human use by the Generalitat of Catalonia, in addition to the Madrid Circular, and FARMAINDUSTRIA and ANEFP Codes of conduct, have played a significant role in providing legal certainty in so sensitive a field as advertising conduct. Since its first edition in 2003, the guide... Read More
A vueltas con el acceso a la innovación y la equidad
EL GLOBAL
La atmósfera preelectoral que se respira en el ambiente, salvo acuerdos de última hora de compleja articulación, parece haber dado el pistoletazo de salida al mercadillo habitual de ofertas propias de toda campaña. Y la sanidad, como era de esperar, no ha sido tampoco esta vez la excepción. Todo partido a derecha e izquierda del... Read More
A few thoughts concerning Compliance systems
Key considerations covered in Circular Letter 1/2016 of the Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office, on the criminal liability of legal persons in the current version of the Criminal Code
CAPSULAS Nº 168
Often, the first reaction when a compliance system is established is to perceive it as a series of rules, procedures and controls, as well as a group of persons, that may generate a high level of bureaucracy, which may prevent doing things that should be permitted and, in general, lead to operational difficulties for the... Read More
La distribución inversa, a juicio
EL GLOBAL
La distribución paralela, como es sabido, constituye una actividad harto frecuente en el territorio europeo. Aprovechando el diferencial de precios existente entre distintos países comunitarios, algunos distribuidores adquieren productos en países con precios comparativamente más bajos y los comercializan, en paralelo con el distribuidor oficial, donde ese mismo producto alcanza precios superiores. La Comisión Europea... Read More