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8 Jun 20
Health Claims on Botanicals: according to the Council of State, unauthorized claims may be used if scientifically proven
With judgment No. 2371 of April 10, 2020, the Council of State (or the “Court”) provided significant clarification regarding health claims that can be used with respect to a category of food supplements made of plant materials and herbal preparations (“Botanicals”).
29 May 20
Italy: Garante's crackdown on patient health data protection
The Italian data protection authority (‘Garante’) announced, on 6 March 2020, that it had reached an agreement with Consip S.p.a. regarding modifications rules regarding calls for tenders concerning the purchase of medical equipment and devices, aimed at making the same compliant with data protection legislation.
29 May 20
COVID-19 emergency and processing of health data for scientific research purposes
The health emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 has made the need to correctly manage the processing of health data for scientific research purposes even more topical.
9 Apr 20
Medical Devices Regulation: EU Commission proposes a one year postponement of the application date
On 3 April 2020, to prioritize the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the European Commission adopted a proposal to (i) postpone the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (“MD Regulation”) (scheduled for 26 May 2020) by one year and (ii) deviate from the normal conformity assessment procedures of medical devices in cases of need and emergency.
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Our highly-ranked team of professionals will provide news, insights and multidisciplinary commentary on the hottest and most recent regulatory, transactional and contentious aspects of the pharmaceutical, bio-tech, med-tech, food supplement and healthcare world with an eye on its digital transformation and technological developments.

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October 6, 2023
CBD products: the Administrative Court suspended until October 24 the recent Decree of the Italian Ministry of Health listing cannabidiol for oral use among narcotic drugs, due to the lack o...
October 4, 2023
The Guidelines for regulating contractual relations between universities and research institutes and private sponsors were adopted by the relevant Italian Ministries following the amendment ...
September 21, 2023
CBS products: from September 20th, compositions for oral administration of cannabidiol obtained from Cannabis sativa extracts shall be considered as narcotic drugs in Italy, as they have bee...
July 27, 2023
Payback on medical devices: Italian government announces extension of payment deadline to October 30, 2023
July 21, 2023
On July 21, 2023, the Italian Ministry of Health published new guidelines on health advertising of self-medication drugs (OTC) and non-prescription drugs (SOP), including advertising on new ...
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