By Giorgos Skampoulos, Associate LL.M Following the recent law 4982/2022, the Greek legislator clarified some basic issues regarding the conditions for the legal production and marketing of products containing medical cannabis. The regulation is not particularly different from the provisions of Law No. 4139/2013, having as its justification the modernization of the legal regime for

By Evangelia Manika Associate, LLB. MSc.March 2023 On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published the proposal for a new directive to replace the EU Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC) (PLD). In particular, it proposes to modernise the existing rules on the strict liability of manufacturers for defective products (from smart technology to pharmaceuticals). The revised

By George Skampoulos, Associate LL.MMarch 2023 On 2022, the Greek legislator reformed the sales law, as contained in articles 513 et seq. of the CC, incorporating the European Union Directives 2019/770 and 2019/ 77. The justification for the regulation was the fact that the modern economy and the rapid development of technology imposed the special

By Evangelia Manika, LL.B MSc AssociateMarch 2023 On 6 January 2023, the Commission adopted a proposal regarding the transitional provisions for certain medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, in order to give more time to certify medical devices to mitigate the risk of shortages. The transition to the new rules has been slower than initially estimated.

By Giorgos Skampoulos, LL.M. Associate The dispute at the issue was initiated on the basis of a complaint submitted to the Irish Data Protection Authority by a data subject, a user of the services of the company WhatsApp Ireland Limited. The complainant argued that WhatsApp relied on a “forced consent” given by the latter to

By Aineias Spiliotis LL.B Reporting Receiving & Monitorin Officer (RRMO) RESPONSIBILITIES However, it must always be ensured that, if the RRMO performs other tasks, its independence is not affected in the performance of its duties as a RRMO and that it is not led into a conflict of interest in relation to its duties. N.T.A.

By Aineias Spiliotis, LL.B On 11 November 2022, Law 4990 was published in the Official Gazette, which transposes Directive 1937/2019 of the European Parliament on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law. SCOPE OF APPLICATION APPLIES to both the public and private sectors and its scope of application includes, inter alia, violations of

By George Skampoulos, Associate LL.M A draft bill of the Ministry of Development that regulates, among other things, issues related to electronic fraud and the status of theft or accidental loss of credit and debit cards has already been put to consultation and is expected to come into force next month. The justification for the

By Aineias Spiliotis, January 2023 On 23 November 2022, press release No. 190/2022 was published on the website of the Court of Justice of the European Union announcing that the General Court annulled the Commission’s 2019 Delegated Regulation on the classification and labelling of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen when inhaled in the form of

By Evangelia Manika, Associate LL.B MSc. The use of AI in the metaverse, although it can bring many benefits, may also raise ethical issues as currently most AI is developed without ethical oversight. A key ethical implication surrounding AI in the metaverse is the bias of people creating AI algorithms so that those algorithms are

By Giorgos Skampoulos, Associate LL.M. By its decision No 37/2022, the Authority was called upon to rule on a complaint by a male father, who complained about the non-response of the complainant paediatrician to the right of access exercised by the latter in writing by means of an electronic message (sms), concerning medical data of

By Evangelia Manika New digital markets rules were agreed in record time (March 2022); in less than 2 years after the EU Commission’s Proposal in December 2020. Puts an end to unfair practices by companies that act as gatekeepers in the online platform economy -> Ensuring fair and open digital markets. The DMA covers ten