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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Our Life Sciences & Healthcare team has prepared a summary of measures adopted up to April 14 2020 in Latvia specifically targeted at Life Sciences companies. The government has issued an order limiting export of pharmaceuticals necessary for treatment of Covid-19. The State Medicines Agency will publish a list of pharmaceuticals on its website based […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
On 30 January 2020, State Secretaries will discuss a draft law at a meeting to amend the Consumer Rights Protection Law. Although the amendments are still being prepared for submission to the Parliament, it is already clear that they will significantly supplement the rights and powers of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (CRPC). The amendments […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
DSI imposes largest fine in Latvian history At the end of last year, information was published that the Data State Inspectorate (DSI) has applied the largest fine so far for data protection violations in the amount of EUR 150,000 on an internet shop for unlawful data processing that failed to observe the fundamental principles of […]
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On 21 January 2020 Competition Council published the results of the market supervision on beer sales market in Latvia. During the market supervision a specific emphasis was put on issues of HoReCa and public event sectors. Exclusive contracts and their role in the market According to the report, the consequences of exclusive sales contracts are […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Commercial drug names will no longer appear in hospital records New amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 265 “Procedures for Keeping Medical Documents” have recently been adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers. The plan is that from 1 January 2020, when providing information on medicines to be used for further treatment, only the active […]
