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Life Sciences Legal Lens Vol. 2
A European Perspective #2
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Hungarian supreme court on legal standing to challenge generic marketing authorisations
Case law – Hungarian Supreme Court (Kúria), precedent-setting judgment of 7 May 2026 – Kfv.37.810/2025/27 – On legal standing to challenge generic marketing authorisations
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France renews its simplified anti-gift conventions – what life sciences companies operating in France need to know
France enforces one of Europe's strictest anti-gift regimes, broadly prohibiting any benefit to healthcare professionals, in particular. Within this framework, simplified conventions offer a practical derogation — allowing companies to bundle hospitality declarations into a single filing. These conventions have just been renewed for another two years, with notable developments: COMIDENT (dental sector) joins as a signatory and a new two-month deadline applies for participant list submissions for certain types of convention.
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Taylor Wessing Advises Trivium eSolutions on the Launch of a Software-Engineering Platform with NetRom Software and Investcorp
The new Product Liability Directive: three life sciences priorities before the 2026 deadline
The new EU Product Liability Directive applies to products placed on the market after 9 December 2026. Three changes call for decisions by life sciences companies now: software and AI as products, an eased burden of proof, and disclosure of internal evidence.
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