New criteria for filing administrative appeals against invitations to tenders
Decision by the Central Administrative Court for Contractual Appeals, nº 557/2014 of 18 July 2014
CAPSULAS Nº 155
Background On 19 July 2014, the Central Administrative Court for Contractual Appeals (TACRC) adopted ruling 557/2014 in which it set forth new criteria in connection with how to calculate the term of 15 working days for the purposes of filing a special appeal against invitations to tenders in public procurement procedures. Since this new special... Read More
Special attention to advertising expressions taking into account who are the intended recipients
Resolutions of the Jury of Advertising of 30 July “Maximum Protection Caries” and “Smydesign Dental Esthetics, Smyone Implantology and Smysecret Orthodontics”
CAPSULAS Nº 155
“Maximum” is a top parity expression In this case (Procter & Gamble vs. Colgate), the claim was submitted against an internet advertisement showing the labeling of the toothpaste “Colgate Maximum Protection Caries”. The claimant considered that the expression “Maximum Protection Caries” suggests that the toothpaste offers protection equal to the maximum protection possible, which was... Read More
Revaluación de medicamentos
EL GLOBAL
Este año ha sido el primero en el cual los licenciados en derecho han debido someterse a un examen de acceso a la profesión de abogado antes de poder ejercer. Al parecer el ejercicio fue duro, y las redes sociales se hicieron eco de multitud de quejas al respecto. Los aspirantes que han superado la... Read More
Nuevos estados en Europa y medicamentos
EL GLOBAL
La posibilidad de que, en los próximos años, aparezcan en Europa nuevos estados mediante procesos democráticos y pacíficos, puede ser un aliciente para todos aquellos que se sienten atraídos por la innovación y los retos. Para quienes se encuentran más cómodos con el statu quo, es posible que sea más un engorro; y seguramente hay... Read More
La modificación del régimen jurídico del medicamento a través de la Ley 10/2013 y la necesidad de un texto refundido de la Ley 29/2006
Cuadernos de Derecho Farmacéutico, issue 50, July-September 2014
In July 2013, the Spanish Congress approved Law 10/2013. This Law implemented Directive 2010/84/EU on pharmacovigilance and 2011/62/EU on the the prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products. Moreover, Law 10/2013 modified various aspects of Law 29/2006 on guarantees and rational use of medicinal products and medical devices. The amendment of... Read More
Un poco de sentido común, por favor
EL GLOBAL
Retorno a mis quehaceres tras el agradable parón veraniego, y no puedo evitar suspirar aliviado por el hecho de que no se haya producido ninguna sorpresa inesperada. Y es que nuestras administraciones públicas se han acostumbrado en los últimos tiempos a una forma de hacer las cosas que se da de bofetadas con el concepto... Read More
¿Qué es y qué no es un medicamento?
EL GLOBAL
El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea se ha vuelto a pronunciar, mediante una sentencia reciente, sobre el concepto de “medicamento”. En la época en que vivimos, donde los mensajes sobre hábitos saludables son omnipresentes, y donde más de uno pone en el mercado productos capaces de aliviar dolencias de todo tipo, los casos... Read More
The European Commission fines Servier and five generic companies for breach of antitrust rules
In its press release of 9 July, the Commission states that it has fined the companies for a total of 427 Million Euro
CAPSULAS Nº 154
Two infringements In this recent decision of the Commission, not yet published, it is stated that Servier breached European competition law at least in two instances. On the one hand, Servier acquired the control of a company that developed a technology which would allow to manufacture generic versions of perindopril without infringing several secondary patents... Read More
Substances used only for “recreational” purposes, which are not beneficial for health are not medicinal products
Judgment of the ECJ of 10 July 2014 in accumulated cases C-358/13 and C-181/14 on the concept of “medicinal product”
CAPSULAS Nº 154
Background This case has its origin in a criminal process followed in Germany against two persons who were accused of marketing small bags containing herbs to which synthetic cannabinoids had been added. Some of the bags included the notice that they were intended as an air freshener and not indicated for human consumption. However, the... Read More
A contract may be terminated if specific performance depends on a third party
Judgment of the Supreme Court, 5 June 2014, case 318/2014
CAPSULAS Nº 154
Background Two companies entered into a pre-agreement under which one of them agreed to build a parking facility in a plot of land of its property and to sell it to the other one after the construction. The other party agreed to buy the parking facility. After signing this pre-agreement, the City Council denied the... Read More