Civil Law

Netherlands Delays Implementation of Pay Transparency Legislation

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The Dutch government has announced that the target date for introducing domestic legislation to implement the Pay Transparency Directive is now 1 January 2027, instead of 7 June 2026 as required under the Directive. 

The Netherlands was one of the first member states to publish draft implementing legislation – see our previous blog here.  It says it is working on a careful implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive, but that the original planned timeline for timely implementation of the … Read the rest

Civil Law

EU Pharma Legislation Review Series: National MA Procedures Including the Mutual Recognition Procedure and Decentralized Procedure

The European Commission (the “Commission”) wants to “avoid unnecessary administrative and financial burdens for applicants and competent authorities.”  As such, the Commission’s proposal for a revised Directive on the Union Code Relating to Medicinal Products for Human Use (the “Directive”) retains the Decentralized Procedure (“DCP”) and Mutual Recognition Procedure (“MRP”).  Chapter III of the Directive sets out the new procedures for national marketing authorizations (“MAs”).  This includes a purely national MA procedure granted in a single Member State … Read the rest