After five lean years, transactions in the healthcare market rebounded spectacularly last year.

This certification process will replace the current approvals given by the Minister of Health.

On October 14, 2016, France's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health issued an instruction notice providing for the implementation of the "information systems security plan" for the health care sector.

On July 16, the CNIL adopted five new Methods of Reference (MR-001 to MR-005) for the health care sector to simplify compliance procedures when processing personal data for health research purposes...

Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Law blog features a post on the recent launch of the new state portal in France.

Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Law blog features a post on the recent launch of the new state portal in France.

On August 20, the CNIL provided guidance on the measures to be taken by health researchers who modify the initial purposes for data processing (source document in French).

France has amended its rules on off-label use of drugs by broadening the instances in which such use can be authorized.

On March 17, 2015, a new bill proposal was issued, advocating the creation of a class action procedure for the health sector.

The new Healthcare M&A 2024 guide covers over a dozen key jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on market trends; establishing healthcare start-ups, ...

On August 15, 2024, Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a Marketing Authorization Application for AVT06, Alvotech's biosimilar of low dose (2 mg)...

In France, transparency requirements are regulated by two main sets of laws: "The French Anti-Gift Law" . . .

On May 19, 2016, the French National Drug and Health Product Authority ("ANSM") posted on its website its first two financial penalty decisions, adopted on May 12, 2016.

France's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health issued an instruction notice (document in French) providing for the implementation of the "information systems security plan" for the health care sector.

Au programme de ce numéro de Lex Inside, émission consacrée à l'actualité juridique, présentée par Arnaud Dumourier

A decision of the French Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil d’Etat) dated 24 February 2015 has significantly broadened the scope of the French ‘Sunshine Act’

At long last, the new French health care anti-gift regime, modified in 2017, should be applicable as of October 1, 2020, thanks to implementing regulations adopted over the summer.

France recently enacted new legislation requiring that all altered or retouched commercial photographs of models, whose body appearance has been refined or thickened, be labelled as a retouched photograph.

On March 4, 2026, Decree No. 2026-153 [1] ("Decree") was published, defining the procedures under which the Minister of Health may impose financial penalties on publishers of digital health services...

The CNIL and the French National Authority for Health ("HAS") signed a partnership agreement on 10 March 2026 aimed at strengthening best practices...