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CJEU AG opinion: pharmaceutical company has EU VAT refund rights following ex lege payments to state health insurance body
On June 6, 2024, the Advocate General (AG) at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an opinion in case C-248/23 involving Novo Nordisk AS. The case pertains to the ex lege contributions paid by the pharmaceutical company to Hungary's state health insurance body, which subsidizes the retail sale of medicinal products in the country. The AG concluded that these contributions are effectively price reductions, entitling the pharmaceutical company to VAT refund rights. Why...
June 18, 2024
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SOHO ALERT: A Comprehensive Guide to the Proposed Regulation...
The SoHO proposal introduces the procedure for obtaining an authorisation...
January 18, 2024
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HMA-EMA publish multi-annual AI workplan: further guidance...
In December 2023, the joint HMA-EMA Big Data Steering Group (BDSG)...
January 16, 2024
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SOHO ALERT: A Comprehensive Guide to the Proposed Regulation...
Legislative process On July 19, 2022, the European Commission...
January 10, 2024
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The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide 2023
The latest edition of the Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Comparative Guide is now online....
December 18, 2023
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Decarbonising the life sciences sector: challenges and progress
In 2019, it was reported that if the global healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth largest...
December 12, 2023
6 min read
Prescribing AI: Contrasting Approaches to AI in Drug Development across the Atlantic
According to a common quip in the U.S. they innovate on the technology front, and the Europeans innovate...
October 19, 2023
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Circular economy: what impact for healthcare players?
Environmental awareness and the desire to limit or eliminate the impact of human activities on the environment...
September 28, 2023
6 min read
Horizon Scanning 2023
EMEA and Asia-Pacific HR & Employment Law Horizon Scanning & Update for the Life Sciences sector We...
August 11, 2023
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A Guide to the UPC and the UP
The opening of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) on 1 June 2023 may be the most significant development...
June 9, 2023
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