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Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter, February 2024
This month’s Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter focuses on the aspects of competition law. All the competition authorities in the Baltics keep a keen eye on the healthcare sector, which means that market participants should also keep up with possible changes in the authorities’ practices and approaches. The European Union Commission’s report on enforcement of competition […]
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New regulations for companies selling food, drinks or agricultural products
On 1 November 2021, important legal changes that will apply to companies that sell food, drinks or agricultural products will come into effect. The UTP (Unfair Trading Practices) Directive will be transposed to Lithuanian law. One of the goals of this Directive is to ensure balanced relationships between buyers and suppliers. What does this mean […]
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Life Sciences & Healthcare sector news in Lithuania
New regulations on medical equipment On 6 November 2019, the Ministry of Health and its State Health Care Accreditation Agency approved renewed medical equipment regulations based on EU Regulation 2017/745 and EU Regulation 2017/746. Importantly, some products with no intended medical purpose (e.g. contact lenses that do not affect eyesight, equipment used for cosmetic surgery) […]