The Daily Report is a compilation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) news briefs from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time.
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4/9/2020
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EIOPA ,
EU ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Imports ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Moratorium ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Relief Measures ,
Tariffs ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
The European Commission announced recently that it seeks feedback on proposals to adopt new regulations which establish the framework for achieving EU-wide 'climate neutrality' by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero...more
3/17/2020
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Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Employment Policies ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Deal ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards
On 7 January 2020, Directive (EU) 2019/2161 (the "Directive") came into force, setting into motion a swathe of measures aimed at modernizing the existing consumer protection rules, bolstering the level of protection available...more
2/27/2020
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Event Tickets ,
Fake Reviews ,
Internet ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Search Results ,
Websites
The European Commission announced on 22 January 2020 that it is looking for feedback on draft guidelines on the implementation of Article 4 of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (the "Regulation").
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2/7/2020
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Covered Products ,
Draft Guidance ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Framework Agreement ,
Global Market ,
Goods or Services ,
Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
REACH ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
With the EU Chemical Agency's recent announcement that four new substances will be added to the Candidate List1, you might be thinking: what's next for the UK and its chemicals legislation?...more
2/6/2020
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Covered Products ,
ECHA ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Foreign-Made Goods ,
Goods or Services ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Health ,
REACH ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
We are excited to bring you issue 76 of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore what businesses need to consider when making climate-related...more
1/13/2020
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Business Litigation ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Consent ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure ,
Energy Efficiency ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Evidence ,
Germany ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Litigation Funding ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Opioid ,
Opt-In ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Project Management ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Vaccinations
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
11/22/2019
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Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
We are excited to bring you the latest issue of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore the trustworthiness of AI, a consumer whistleblowing...more
11/1/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Global Market ,
Medical Devices ,
Punitive Damages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
It's been a year since the European Commission published its Fifth Report on the application of the European Product Liability Directive (the "Directive") and set up expert panels to develop its thinking on next policy steps....more
6/4/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Connected Items ,
Disruptive Technology ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Strict Liability
Parliament rejected the EU Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by Theresa May's government for a third time on Friday afternoon....more
4/2/2019
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EU ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Product Labels ,
Supply Chain ,
Theresa May ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new standard for cybersecurity in relation to consumer IoT products. The standard builds on the UK’s Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security,...more
3/13/2019
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Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
ETSI ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internet of Things ,
Mobile Device Management ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Telecommunications
Given developments last week, Brexit remains top of the agenda. While the UK government doesn't have the same level of "shut down" as the US government, clearly very considerable resources are currently being diverted to...more
The UK government has recently published a technical notice to guide businesses that produce, register, import or export chemicals on what they will need to do if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 in a 'no deal' scenario...more
10/3/2018
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EU ,
Exports ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The UK government has recently published a further series of technical notices to guide businesses and citizens as to what they would need to do if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place – the 'no deal'...more
How big is the Internet of Things (IoT)? It’s likely that there will be tens of billions of connected devices in use by 2020. As this massive network of “things” keeps expanding, so do the number of questions about...more
6/6/2018
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Connected Cars ,
Connected Items ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Internet of Things ,
Manufacturers ,
Negligence ,
Popular ,
Product Defects ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Strict Product Liability
The famous case brought by Maximilian Schrems against Facebook Ireland in Austria, aimed to become an international and large data protection class action, led on 25 January 2018 to a ruling from the CJEU on two main...more