Archive – Life Sciences (2023)

The European Union is proposing to change the rules for labelling “eco-friendly” products. More and more consumers are reaching for more sustainable products, but the green label should not just be a marketing ploy. Only truly sustainable products will be allowed to bear the label, and greenwashing

Marketing authorisation holders, distributors and pharmacies may be facing new obligations to ensure the availability of medicinal products on the Czech market. In fact, on 14 June 2023, the Government approved an amendment to the Medicines Act. The proposal will now be debated in the Chamber of Dep

According to information available, the new (revised) interpretation of EU legislation on the labelling of plant-based foods with the names of animal-based products is much stricter in the Czech Republic and Slovakia than in other EU Member States. The alleged purpose – consumer protection – is ques

At the end of 2022, the Ministry of Health submitted a draft amendment to Act No. 372/2011 Sb., on Health Services ("Health Services Act") and implementing Decree No. 98/2012 Sb., on Medical Records, which is intended to help with the digitisation of the Czech healthcare system. One of the main obje