Friday, July 12, 2024, the EU published the new EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation, which is first EU AI Regulation worldwide setting requirements concerning safety and free movement of goods and services using AI...more
7/23/2024
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Biometric Information ,
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European Parliament ,
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Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Earlier this year, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a proposal for a ban on the production, use and placing on the market (including import) of at least 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more
Today, on Monday, March 20, 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/607 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 15, 2023, amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards transitional provisions for certain...more
On Friday, January 6, 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal to give more time to certify medical devices in hopes of mitigating the risk of shortages in the European Union (EU). The proposal introduces a longer...more
On November 17, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found in its latest principal judgment (Novartis v. Abacus, case file C-147/20) that the reboxing of parallel imported medicines in the European Union...more
In the European Union (EU), we find a lot of judgments concerning the distinction between medicinal products and food supplements on both EU and member state levels. Now a third category — novel food — is in the focus of...more
The EU is working on its next move toward sustainability and plans to oblige companies to address adverse sustainability impacts in their own operations and in their value chain. While the European Commission is working on...more
2/23/2022
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Distributors ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Human Rights ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
Humor and irony are outstanding tools to achieve a high level of attention, and praise be to those who can use these tools skillfully. Since parody and satire involve an imitation of style and the exposure and criticism of...more
Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales bringt das Gesetz zu Sorgfaltspflichten in der Lieferkette auf den Weg - bisheriger Goodwill wird zur Pflicht: Ab 2023 werden Unternehmen verpflichtet, Zulieferer und Kunden auf...more
EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence -
On April 21, 2021 the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, the first ever legal framework on AI. With its Proposal the European...more
On 19 November 2020, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled on the French ban of cannabidiol (“CBD”) extracted from whole hemp plants in a case relating to the marketing and distribution of hemp oil containing CBD (case...more
12/1/2020
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Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Czech Republic ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
France ,
Hemp ,
Narcotics ,
Slovakia ,
Sweden ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Vaping
The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. While the EU and the UK lastly agreed on a withdrawal agreement and thus can avoid an unregulated Brexit, specific rules for trading UK goods on the EU...more
2/13/2020
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Exports ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
Member State ,
Organic ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK Brexit
The European Commission ("Commission") presented the results of the stakeholders’ consultation on its "Note on Handling of Duplicate Marketing Authorisation Applications" ("Note on Duplicates") during the Pharmaceutical...more
When structuring and assessing transactions in the food and beverage sector in a European context, a purchaser must consider and evaluate several EU-specific requirements in order to ensure a successful transaction with...more
5/9/2019
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Advertising ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Change of Ownership ,
Corporate Branding ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Final Judgment ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labeling ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sale of Assets ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Trademarks
On April 11, 2018, the European Commission presented its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (COM(2018)...more
On June 9, 2018, the new Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful...more
On May 5, 2017 the European Union legislator published Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices - the EU-Medical Devices Regulations (MDRs) in the...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) held that the restrictions on promoting foodstuffs with nutrition and health claims not only apply to communications addressed to the general public but also to communications...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) will soon decide on the issue of whether plant-based products may be labeled and promoted with product names intended for dairy products such as “Veggie-Cheese,” “Tofubutter”...more