Tags: Life Sciences

May 5, 2023

EU harmonizes THC limits in hemp seed (food) as from 1 January 2023 – Update Belgium

The EU regulator has harmonized the maximum levels for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp seeds throughout the Union within the food contaminants framework.

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April 24, 2023

EU passes sweeping due diligence rules on deforestation-free supply chains for products such as cocoa, coffee and soy

An EU Regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation (“Deforestation Regulation”) was agreed upon by the EU legislators in December 2022. The European Parliament has now green-lighted the Provisional Agreement at this month’s plenary session.

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April 19, 2023

ALTIUS Seminars – Pharma Law Seminar

This year, we have the honour of welcoming Wouter Beke (Member of Parliament for CD&V and former Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health, Family and Poverty Reduction) and Nick Van Gelder (Head of the Legislation and Litigation Division at the FAGG/AFMPS) as our guest speakers.

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March 14, 2023

WEBINAR VIDEO | The N°1, healthy, rich in learning webinar about claims

During this session, Mathieu Maniet, François Lambert and Karel Martens discuss the rules for No. 1 claims, cosmetic claims and health and nutrition claims, and give you an overview of the most important issues as well as practical guidelines.

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February 28, 2023

The N°1, healthy, rich in learning webinar about claims

Is your product a No.1 seller? Good for your health or rich in fiber? Does it contain no parabens? Do you want to shout it loudly from the rooftops or at least on your packaging?

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February 9, 2023

New Mdeon rules applicable as from 1 January 2023

Mdeon, the legally recognised Belgian ethical platform for healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry, announced several new ethics rules applying from 1 January 2023.

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January 30, 2023

The Belgian Competition Authority fines Novartis for abuse of collective dominance regarding eye disease medicines

On 23 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its judgment (C-179/16) in relation to Novartis’ Lucentis® and Roche’s Avastin® eye disease medicines, and ruled that disseminating misleading information on the off-label use of a medicine could constitute a restriction of competition ‘by object’.

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January 16, 2023

When are IP holders liable for enforcing a later invalidated IP right?

At this IP Update, our IP specialists, Christophe Ronse and Kirian Claeyé, will discuss under what circumstances IP holders may be held liable for enforcing a later invalidated IP right.

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December 21, 2022

WEBINAR VIDEO | What do the CJEU’s decisions on parallel trade of medicines mean for your company?

At this additional Christmas edition, the IP specialists in our Life Sciences team discuss the CJEU’s latest decisions on the parallel trade of medicines, and what these decisions mean in practice for your company.

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December 6, 2022

What do the CJEU’s decisions on parallel trade of medicines mean for your company?

At this additional Christmas edition, the IP specialists in our Life Sciences team will discuss the CJEU’s latest decisions on the parallel trade of medicines, and what these decisions mean in practice for your company.

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December 2, 2022

Are parallel importers necessarily allowed to rebox medicines in case of visible traces from ATDs? The CJEU says NO

Pharmaceutical companies are obliged to affix an anti-tampering device (‘ATD’) on prescription-only medicines to enable verification of whether a medicine’s packaging has been tampered with. Parallel importers argue that this results in an overarching objective necessity to ‘rebox’ such medicines.

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November 28, 2022

WEBINAR VIDEO | Life Sciences Session #9: Hot topics in healthcare tendering

Please join us on 28 November 2022 from 13:30 to 14:30 for our ninth online Life Sciences Session, where Caroline De Mulder and Kirian Claeyé will discuss the latest evolutions in the field of healthcare public procurement and will answer questions such as:

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