Following the introduction of the procedure for off-label prescription of medicines in December 2022, the Serbian Government has now put in place the rules for reimbursements from the Health Insurance Fund (RFZO) for off-label use of medicines. Until December 2022, the Serbian law had not regulated off-label prescription of medicines. In practice, healthcare institutions prescribed […]
On 11 January 2023, the Italian data protection authority (“Garante“) issued a decision against Commify Italia Srl for several violations of the GDPR. The decision demonstrates that the lawfulness of data processing may depend on whether the controller has conducted the legitimate interest assessment, or not. Background Commify is a company operating a platform called […]
Mercator-CG and Franca retail chain signed yesterday the share and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Franca retail business in Montenegro. Franca retail chain consists of 67 retail outlets with over 900 employees across Montenegro. Through this acquisition, Fortenova Group is strengthening its retail business on the markets in South-East Europe. The BDK Advokati team […]
On 6 February 2023 the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (“Datatilsynet“) issued an administrative fine in the amount of approx. EUR 860,000 against the Norwegian fitness company SATS ASA (“SATS“), for violation of GDPR through unlawful collection and processing of the members’ data. This blog post examines two particularly interesting aspects of the 45-page decision: one […]
As of today (17 May 2023), companies in Serbia can be registered exclusively by submitting an online registration application to the Serbian Business Registers Agency (SBRA). The applicant has to have an account with E-Government portal. Such account can be opened free of charge. In order to submit an online registration application, the applicant has […]
Integrator and Croatian Meritus closed the formation of Workplace, a JV company that will continue the integration of HR consulting business in SEE and will enable further expansion in the SEE, CEE and the Baltics. Integrator initially acquired ManPower Group (MPG) business in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Slovenia in 2020 and in Hungary in […]
BDK Advokati’s counsel Bisera Andrijašević and Associate Anja Gligorević authored the chapter on Serbia featured among 23 jurisdictions in the 2023 edition of the Chambers’ Global Practice Guide on Life Sciences. We have taken a snapshot of the life sciences regulatory landscape in Serbia in the current dynamic global regulatory climate. The EU pharmaceutical legislation […]
Two recent decisions of the Italian data protection authority (Garante), one from January 2023 and the other from February 2023, lay down basic principles that the data controllers should follow when sending bulk emails. First Garante case i) Facts of the case An employee of a hospital from Padova accidentally sent an email to 19 […]
