Recent laws—such as the 2016 Sapin 2 Law and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation—provide for rules that are intended to ensure compliance with the French Blocking Statute, which prohibits any French party from...more
6/18/2019
/ Blocking Statutes ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Evidence ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hague Convention ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Regulatory Standards
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
1/31/2019
/ Criminal Liability ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Distributors ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
EU ,
France ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supreme Court of France