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Life Sciences Law Review - 11th Edition, France Chapter

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The eleventh edition of The Life Sciences Law Review covers a total of 24 jurisdictions, providing an overview of legal requirements of interest to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. The chapters are...more

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Life Sciences Law Review - 10th Edition, France Chapter

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France is generally known for its high quality and also highly regulated healthcare system. As an EU Member State, France has implemented the EU medicines and medical devices regimes. This chapter should therefore be read in...more

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DAMITT 2021 Year in Review: Merger control trends in Germany and France

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For the second time, our antitrust/competition practice has expanded the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) to include Germany and France. This supplements DAMITT’s U.S. and EU coverage with...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 6

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On January 12, 2022, the French data protection authority (“CNIL“) published guidance on the reuse of personal data by processors for their own purposes (the “Guidance”)....more

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Environmental Labels, Greenwashing, and Ecocide Tackled by France's New Climate Law

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On August 22, 2021, the French Parliament adopted the Climate and Resilience Law ("2021 Climate Law"). In aiming to accelerate the transition to a carbon-neutral and more resilient society, the 2021 Climate Law imposes...more

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UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter: Life Sciences: What's new in France? The new French anti-gift regulation is live since...

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Since October 1, 2020, healthcare companies have been required to implement the new French anti-gift legal framework, as substantially strengthened by the Ordinance No. 2017-49 dated January 19, 2017....more

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Mergers Control: French Competition Authority Publishes New Guidelines

The French Competition Authority has maintained its aim to modernize and simplify the merger control system, initiated in 2017, with the publication and entry into force on July 24 of its . This document replaces the...more

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The French "safeguard clause for medical devices” – a critical assessment

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Since 2017, the French financial regulation applicable to medical devices is gradually moving closer to the regulation governing pharmaceutical products. ...more

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Foreign Investments in France: New Regime, Effective April 1, 2020

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The new regime extends the list of strategic sectors and amends the application process timeline, among other new features. Key Points: ..The list of strategic sectors has been extended to include (i) activities...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2020 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - France to Ban Mass Culling of Male Chicks - France’s agriculture minister has reportedly announced that the country will prohibit the mass culling of male chicks shortly after they...more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation: France - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated....more

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Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

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Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

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View from the Horizon: Pricing and financial regulation of health products in France

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On June 27 the third edition of our new global series, Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons, took place in Paris with discussions focused on the pricing and financial regulation of health products after the latest reforms....more

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EU Advocate General Opinion in Spedidam: rights of performers

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On 16 May 2019, the CJEU Advocate General delivered his opinion in Spedidam, following the request for a preliminary ruling from the French Supreme Court on whether the French legal framework allowing the French National...more

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Dusting the Regulatory Framework – French Competition Authority Seeks to Liberalize Distribution of Drugs and Private Medical...

On April 4, 2019, just three months after the publication of the European Commission (EC) report on “Competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector,” the French Competition Authority (FrCA) issued its report n°19-A-08...more

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French Court Clarifies Surveillance Obligations

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The Situation: In a recent decision, the French Supreme Court clarified the surveillance obligations of notified bodies—independent entities accredited by an EU Member State's national health authority to determine whether a...more

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French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidance on Interaction of Blockchain Technology with GDPR

Last month, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) issued initial guidance addressing issues that applications utilizing blockchain technology should consider in order to comply with the European General Data...more

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Next steps for French insolvency proceedings

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The European regulation of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (the “Insolvency Regulation”) came into force a year ago, significantly modifying European insolvency law. An ordinance published in November 2017 started the...more

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France Simplifies Local Medical Device Regulations and Sets Precedent for Other Member States

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On April 26, 2018, the French administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d'Etat) issued a ruling that annulled Decree 2016-1716 of December 13, 2016 ("2016 Decree") related to the summary of characteristics for medical devices....more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | April 2018 #5

France Bans Meat and Dairy Terms for Plant-Based Foods - The French Parliament has reportedly voted to prohibit the use of meat and dairy terms to describe plant-based substitutes such as vegetarian sausage or vegan bacon....more

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Is France going to strengthen its control over foreign direct investments again?

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The current rules in France concerning the control over foreign direct investments arose from the deregulation of international capital flows which occurred worldwide, and especially in the United States and the European...more

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Relocation of the European Medicines Agency – France shows EMA its smooth moves

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With Brexit under way, the European Medicines Agency is looking for a new home. France revealed itself as a serious contender when it considered offering not just one hosting place for the Agency, but five! Up until recently,...more

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CJEU upholds principle of free movement of goods for food supplements

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) has issued a ruling on the interpretation of Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements, finding that a French law prohibiting the sale of food supplements from other EU...more

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Priorités de l’AMF dans le cadre de la revue d’EMIR

This alert examines the priorities of the AMF (French SEC) regarding the amended EMIR regulation. ...more

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France imposes an extra notification obligation on Class III and implantable medical devices manufacturers

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On 13 December 2016, the French Decree 2016-1716[1] implementing the French Law 2016-41 modernising the French healthcare system[2] (“French Law 2016-41”) was adopted. This Decree provides important information concerning the...more

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