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Reminder of the key requirements of the anti-gift law following the €1 million+ fine of a pharmaceutical company
Breach of the “anti-gift” law An investigation by the Directorate General for Fair Trading, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (“DGCCRF”) led to a €1,125 million fine on a pharmaceutical group for practices constituting a massive breach of the "anti-gift" law. In 2021, the DGCCRF investigated compliance with the "anti-gift" system in the health products distribution sector and uncovered illegal practices in particular that certain pharmacists throughout France were unduly offered...
February 2, 2023
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Badmouthing your competitor’s products: Commission...
On June 20 2022, the European Commission (“Commissio...
August 22, 2022
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Increased Leeway for Cooperation between Pharma and...
Competition rules are aimed at safeguarding healthy competition...
April 9, 2020
7 min read
Dutch competition authority ACM publishes a sector...
The Dutch competition authority, ACM, initiated a market study...
October 7, 2019
5 min read
“Effective enforcement of EU competition rules in the pharmaceutical law remains a matter of high priority…”
So notes the Commission's report on competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector (2009-2017)...
February 5, 2019
4 min read