Data protection
China – Data compliance in the life sciences sector
15 November 2018 - Posted by: David Shen
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) recently announced administrative sanctions against six entities for breach of the Provisional Measures for the Administration of Human Genetic Resources (Measure). In the 20 years since the Measure was implemented, this is the first time that MOST has announced any enforcement action. A closer look at the MOST › Read More
Belgium: Mobile health apps can now be published on mhealthbelgium.be
30 October 2018 - Posted by: Kaat Van Delm
From the end of October 2018 onwards, companies can apply for publication of their mobile health-applications (mhealth apps) on the governmental website “mhealthbelgium.be“. The website aims to encourage mobile health and make mhealth patient care an integrated pillar of the healthcare sector. It has been created through cooperation among Belgian authorities for food, medicines and › Read More
25 September 2018 - Posted by: Laurie-Anne Ancenys
In June 2018, the French Medical Council (Conseil national de l’ordre des médecins) and the French data protection authority (CNIL) published a practical guide for doctors in the context of the implementation of the general regulation on the protection of personal data (GDPR), which has been applicable since 25 May 2018. Physicians, and health care › Read More
11 September 2018 - Posted by: Emma Keeling
As big data continues to be big news and data protection law continues to evolve, it is timely that the Department for Health and Social Care (the Department) has published a code of conduct relating to the use of data-driven health and care technology (the Code). Published in its initial form on Wednesday, the code › Read More
Processing of health data: first implementing decree on French Personal Data Protection Act
10 September 2018 - Posted by: Laurie-Anne Ancenys
Decree 2018-687 implementing Act 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data was recently published in the French Official Journal. The decree amends Decree 2005-1309, which implemented the 1978 French Data Protection Act. In particular, it amends the provisions concerning the processing of personal health data by including operating provisions on the processing of › Read More