Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• EU and India launch the High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment, with a particular...more
2/24/2021
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
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State of Emergency
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission prolongs and further expands Temporary Framework to support economy in context of coronavirus outbreak
• EU approves new and amended Member...more
Note from the Editors -
Digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of the health care and life sciences industry—from electronic health records and telemedicine, to diagnostics and therapeutics augmented by...more
1/29/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Asia Pacific ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
European Commission ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• European Commission launches public consultation on fair taxation in the digital economy
• European Commission proposes to further prolong and adjust State aid...more
1/25/2021
/ Competition ,
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Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
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Medical Devices ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
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State of Emergency
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• €25 billion Pan-European Guarantee Fund deployed for the first time
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export...more
1/13/2021
/ Competition ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
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Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
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Personal Protective Equipment ,
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Competition & State Aid
• European Commission addresses State aid support in Communication on tackling nonperforming loans in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic
• European Commission...more
1/7/2021
/ Competition ,
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Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
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Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Relief Measures ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular update (no. 29 | 15 December 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
12/15/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
• Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Vestager speech on the future of State...more
12/2/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Medicines Agency (EMA) ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
State Aid
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy
• European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speech on COVID-19 State...more
11/30/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Relief Measures ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
11/17/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
This regular update (no. 24 | 13 October 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
10/22/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
State Aid
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS...more
10/20/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular update (no. 23 | 29 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/2/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Aid ,
State of Emergency
This regular update (no. 22 | 22 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
10/1/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Member State ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
State Aid ,
Supply Chain
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
9/1/2020
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
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Export Controls ,
Member State ,
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State of Emergency
Note From the Editors -
With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more
7/21/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Market Participants ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Startups ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Venture Capital
As the United States and other countries gradually ease stay-at-home orders and mandatory lockdowns, data-driven technologies have become increasingly discussed as a potential strategy for tracing and mitigating the further...more
7/13/2020
/ Biometric Information ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Workplace Safety
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
• Austria requests EU to suspend State aid rules
• Eurogroup Report on the comprehensive economic...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Proposed expansion of State aid Temporary Framework to recapitalization
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls...more
The Situation: The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted the workforce to migrate from the office to remote-working environments and businesses to adopt new data collection, use, and disclosure...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• Guidance on allowing limited cooperation among businesses
• EU approves Member State measures to support the economy
Trade / Export Controls
• Commission...more
LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Competition & State Aid
• DG COMP COVID-19 website and mailbox for informal guidance
• Extension of State aid Temporary Framework
• Public short-term export credit insurance available...more
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Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards -
Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors -
On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
4/1/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
China ,
CNIL ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
GAO ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OCIE ,
OCR ,
Online Safety for Children ,
People's Bank of China ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems