2016mar 11
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The Life Sciences Law Review

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The life sciences sector in Greece is heavily regulated, with the legal framework applicable to medicines and medical devices closely following the regulatory framework applicable to the EU. However, some areas, such as pricing and reimbursement, are exclusively regulated by national legislation.

2015may 13
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Getting the Deal Through – Product Recall 2015 – Greece

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The basic legislative documents that set out the Greek legal framework on product safety are Ministerial Decision Z3/2810/14 of December 2004 (MD), which implemented EU Directive 2001/95/EC on General Product Safety (GPSD) and Law 2251/1994 on Consumers’ Protection (usually referred to as the Consumers’ Law, as in force today – Law 2251), which, inter alia, implemented EU Directive 85/374/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states concerning liability for defective products (as amended by EU Directive 99/34/EC, the PL Directive). The above legal framework is supplemented by Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products, in
force as of 1 January 2010.

2015apr 12
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Domestic Company Joint Ventures (JVS)

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In Greece, a JV (koinopraxia) is an association of two or more natural persons or legal entities that have a common aim to achieve a certain project or transaction. JVs are generally not regulated. However, this is with the exception of special law provisions that regulate certain specific forms of specialised co-operation.