In the food retail sector, there is a growing trend to reduce package sizes while the price remains the same or is even increased. For example, the size of a chocolate bar has been reduced from 100g to 90g...

Branches of one of Austria’s largest drugstore chains have been distributing brochures recently that advertise drugs by a pharmaceutical company established in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Recently the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that national obligations regarding the country of origin labelling of food products are acceptable only subject to strict prerequisites.

Just when the last EU parliamentary session was drawing to its close, EU legislators adopted a package of laws to ban branded foods being presented with an identical get-up in spite of having different compositions.

Aus Sicht der Praxis sind mehrere Aspekte hochproblematisch.

On closer inspection, the Austrian legal situation is quite complex and should be examined in detail.

Exactly four months ago, we reported that the Austrian pastry shop Aida was starting to sell cakes containing CBD and explained the legal situation.

On 15 December 2017, the European Commission adopted secondary legislation clarifying the requirements for EU-wide tracking and security systems for tobacco products, the implementation...

After the covid-19 pandemic, the EU economy is now being disrupted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The rising energy prices and disrupted supply chains have resulted in a further increase in inflation.

Kürzlich stellte der EuGH fest, dass innerstaatliche Verpflichtungen zur Ursprungskennzeichnung von Lebensmitteln nur unter strengen Voraussetzungen möglich sind.

The market dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry are peculiar in many ways, including the characteristics of its demand and supply sides.

In the field of medical treatment there is basically a preference of scientifically recognized conventional medical methods of treatment over alternative methods.

The financing of the Austrian healthcare system by the social security institutions differs between the inpatient and the outpatient sector:

Recently, more and more questions have arisen about where to draw the line between simple information and advertising a medicinal product.

Recent case law from the Austrian Supreme Court has helped clarify the role of the prescribing physician in pharmaceutical product liability cases.

Worried about COVID-19? During the outbreak, it is challenging for patients to seek in-person medical care.

On 1 April 2020, the Ordinance on Ensuring the Supply of Medicinal Products (Verordnung über die Sicherstellung der Arzneimittelversorgung, "AMVS-VO" or the "Ordinance") will enter into force.

The marketing of cannabidiol (CBD) extracts as food supplements is a relatively new trend and CBD is increasingly common in the food and beverage sector

Gerade noch vor Jahresende hat der Gesetzgeber mit der Novelle des Nahversorgungs­gesetzes die europäische UTP-Richtlinie umgesetzt.

The Austrian Social Security pays for medicinal products included in the Reim-bursement Code ("Erstattungskodex").