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New RFI Powers: Ireland's Agri-food Regulator Is To Gain New Powers

On 16 December 2025, regulations were signed to provide the Regulator with additional powers to compel the provision of price and market information from businesses...

Ireland Healthcare

M

Matheson

Green Light – Health Package & Food And Feed Package Adopted By European Commission

In a joint press conference on 16 December, Commissioners Várhelyi (Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare) and Dombrovskis (Commissioner for Economy and Productivity...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Pharma Package: Agreement Reached

The long-awaited revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation has reached a significant milestone: agreement has been secured at the trilogue stage between...

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Food And Beverages Update: Non-alcoholic Gin Cannot Be Sold As 'Gin' In The EU

In a recent decision dated 13 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") ruled that non-alcoholic beverages cannot be labelled as ‘gin'.

European Union Healthcare

M

Matheson

Update To The Pharmacovigilance Legislative Framework – What Do Marketing Authorisation Holders Need To Know?

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Towards 2030: The EU's Vision For Life Sciences And Food Innovation

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Autumn 2025 Legislation Programme Through The Lens Of The Healthcare Sector

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Update On The Upcoming Expiry Of The IPHA Medicine Pricing Agreement

Worldwide Healthcare

M

Matheson

Pharmaceutical Advertising Laws And Regulations Ireland 2025

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

CCPC Publishes Update To Its Analysis Of Competition In The Irish Grocery Retail Sector

Ireland Anti-trust

AC

Arthur Cox

Agri-Food Regulator Publishes The Findings Of Its First Supplier Survey

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Life Sciences Outlook 2025 - Oliver O'Connor, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

The New EU Product Liability Directive: Key Changes And Implications For The Life Sciences Sector

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Data And AI In Medicines Regulation: EMA And HMA Work Plan

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Digital Package On Simplification - GDPR And EPrivacy

Ireland Privacy

AC

Arthur Cox

Europe's Digital Rulebook: Key Changes To The AI Act And GDPR

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

EU Pharma Package: Trilogue Negotiations Commence

On 17 June a major milestone was reached in terms of the proposals to revise the EU general pharmaceutical legislation, with trilogue negotiations getting underway.

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

EU And UK Agree Deal On Irish Sea Border To Simplify Agri-Food Trade

In a significant development for the Irish Agri-Food sector, the EU and the UK have agreed to work towards establishing a Common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area by way of a so called "SPS Agreement."

Worldwide Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

European Commission Proposes Critical Medicines Act

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented its strategy for preventing drug shortages at the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasburg through its proposed Regulation...

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

EU Lawmakers Focus On The Agri-Food Supply Chain With New Legislative Proposals

In a recent development the European Commission has published proposals which if enacted will focus on the agri-food supply chain and separately...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Health Technology Assessment Regulation – Applies As Of 12 January 2025

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Agri-Food Regulator: Deadline Looms For First Compliance Reporting

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

The Windsor Framework: Labelling Of Medicines In A Post-Brexit World

Ireland Healthcare

M

Matheson

Digital Regulation And Non-Personal Data - Technology And Innovation Client Update: July To September 2024

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Up In A Puff Of Smoke – New Legislation Seeks To Stop Teen Vaping

Ireland Healthcare

BW

Byrne Wallace

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Podcast - Using Agency Workers

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Podcast – Intellectual Property Rights

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Intoxicants In The Workplace

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

HR Room Podcast - Drugs, Drink, Disclosures & Disability

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Status Of The Agricultural And Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 Concerning Unfair Trading Practices

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Podcast – Intellectual Property Rights

This episode focuses on the importance of intellectual property rights including trademarks, design rights, copyright, patents, and trade secrets legislation.

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Intoxicants In The Workplace

Issues relating to the use and dependency of intoxicants, both in and outside the workplace, remains a prevalent issue for employers.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

HR Room Podcast - Drugs, Drink, Disclosures & Disability

In recent months the RDJ Employment team has noted a significant increase in queries around drug and alcohol testing in the workplace.

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Status Of The Agricultural And Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 Concerning Unfair Trading Practices

Following pre-legislative scrutiny, the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Bill) was initiated before the Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2022. It is currently at Report Stage before the Dáil.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Pharmaceutical Legislation Reform Proposed By The EU

European Union Healthcare

M

Matheson

Supreme Court Makes Preliminary Reference To The CJEU On The Validity Of A Combination Product SPC

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) brought an appeal to the Supreme Court (Court) following its unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court's finding that its supplementary protection certificate...

WF

William Fry

New Rules For The Agri-Food Sector

The European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (the "Regulations") came into force on 1 July 2021.

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

New Medicines Supply Agreement Confirmed By IPHA

On 15 December, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) announced a new four-year Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines with the HSE (Agreement)...

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

New Grocery Regulations Add To Legal Complexity For Irish Food & Drink Sector

The Regulations have come about due to Ireland being obliged to implement EU Directive 2019/633 into Irish law.

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

Medical Devices Regulation – Applicable From Today

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

What You Need To Know About The New Regulation On Transparency Of Risk Assessment In The Food Chain

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

UTP Regulations To Protect Agricultural And Food Producers

Ireland Healthcare

B

BHSM

New EU Food Chain Transparency Regulation Comes Into Operation

European Union Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Food Labelling And Calorie Posting. Where Are We Now?

European Union Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Improved Access To Affordable Medicines - EU Proposes Radical Action

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

COVID-19: Level 5 – Key Issues For Retailers

Ireland Coronavirus

AC

Arthur Cox

Case Review: Saunders V Irish Life Plc

Ireland Insurance

BC

Beale & Co

EU State Aid Boost For Covid-19 Related Research

European Union Coronavirus

RL

RDJ LLP

Update On Medical Cannabis Products Approved For Use In Ireland Under Medical Cannabis Access Programme

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Tasty: The Rise Of Blockchain Food & Beverage

Ireland Technology

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

The World Anti-Doping Code Updated

Ireland Media & IT

DB

DAC Beachcroft LLP

Introducing The MCAP: Government Rolls Out New Medical Cannabis Access Programme

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Brexit - Litigation Risk For The Food And Beverage Industry?

Ireland Healthcare

M

Matheson

Is Your Food Really Guaranteed Irish? New Transparency Requirements Under EU Food Law

European Union Healthcare

M

Matheson

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