Advertising in the health industry: the legal framework and latest developments C. Internet and Social Media Tools
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Health-related web research may be efficient; however, it entails the risk of misinformation both for the general public and for health care professionals (HCP). At the same time, social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter have introduced a whole new set of changes regarding the advertising of medicinal products and medical devices. A harmonized
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Advertising in the Health Industry: the legal framework and latest developments B. Medical device advertising
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Medical device advertising lacks harmonization within the EU as there is no specific chapter nor any particular EU legislation dedicated either to advertising or to the promotion of medical devices. The general legal European framework for medical devices (MD) includes three Medical Devices Directives -Directive 93/42/EEC, Directive 90/385/EEC and Directive 98/79/EEC- which focus on the
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Advertising in the health industry: the legal framework and latest developments
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Α.The advertising of medicinal products. The Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use provides a harmonized framework for the advertising and promotion of medicines. The directive has been implemented to Greek law via Ministerial Decision ΔΥΓ3α/οικ.82161. According to the Directive’s Article 86, “advertising of medicinal products shall include
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EU Healthcare Compliance, Ethics & Regulation – The latest developments
Monday, 22 December 2014
“Foremost, corrupt countries are less safe. Corruption thwarts economic development, traps entire populations in poverty, and leaves countries without a credible justice system. Corrupt officials who put their personal enrichment before the benefit of their citizenry create unstable countries.” Leslie Caldwel, Assistant US Attorney General, North Carolina, October 2014. During the recent EU Healthcare Ethics
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Pharma Compliance issues
Friday, 21 November 2014
It has long been an established practice for pharmaceuticals, in order to inform the general public of their scientific and social activities and pass on authoritative scientific information to the public and health scientists/professionals, to organize various conferences and seminars. Albeit, often the participation of healthcare professionals exclusively aims to promote the organizer’s financial interests.
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The New Public Procurement Law (4281/2014)
Monday, 10 November 2014
The new law (4281/2014) on Public Procurements was published on the 8th of August, 2014. In its second part, the new law incorporates the EC Regulation 1336/2013 which in turn amended Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and the EU Council. The new law foresees rules in awarding public contracts and was
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New SFEE Code on Disclosing Value Transfers
Friday, 24 October 2014
The European Federation of Pharmaceuticals Industries and Associations (EFPIA), based on the Treaty of European Union, represents today most of the pharmaceutical companies in Europe, performing a mainly scientific role. Its purpose is to facilitate the release of medical products in Europe and to work towards the improvement of human health. EFPIA believes that this
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Legal Developments on Clinical Trial Data Protection
Wednesday, 08 October 2014
It is well-known that in order for a drug to freely circulate in the market, it must have received a circulation permit that ensures its harmless and competent character. For this reason, along with the permit application, the full results of pharmacological, toxicological and clinical tests must be submitted for approval. It’s worth noting however,
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The Supreme Court reaches a milestone with Dec. 766/2014
Thursday, 25 September 2014
An important legislative milestone on judicial settlement with public authorities was reached with the Supreme Court’s Decision 766/2014, ending standing inklings of preferential treatment of the public sector vis-à-vis private companies. Specifically, a public entity hospital filed against a commercial company at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a prior decision of the Appeal Court
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Late Payment Information Campaign based on Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and the EU Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions
Friday, 11 July 2014
The Directorate-General of Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission (ENTR) commenced its Late Payments Information Campaign in the member states; a seminar was held in Athens in hotel Hilton on June 27th, 2014. The EU, in its effort to harmonize EU citizen rights and in order to reduce the negative impact of late
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Late Payments in Commercial Transactions: the New Directive
Tuesday, 08 July 2014
The new European Directive 2011/7/EU introduced important legal changes in its effort to combat late payments in commercial transactions. Soon after, the Directorate-General of Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission (ENTR) commenced its Late Payments Information Campaign in the member states. A seminar was held in Athens in hotel Hilton at the27th of June,
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All you need to know about the Electronic Procurement System for Public Health Supplies
Friday, 04 July 2014
Last Thursday June 19th, the presentation about ESIDIS, the national e-procurement system, which took part at the Business Association of Medical and Biotechnological Products highlighted a new era of public procurement in Greece. The presentation, led by a representative of the Division of Information of the General Secretariat of Commerce (SGC) of the Ministry of
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