Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Poland introduces compulsory administration over designated persons’ assets, and is looking for buyers on 11 July 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.  

On 29 June 2023, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) circular on commercial phone calls (formally called “Circular 1/2023, de 26 de junio, sobre la aplicación del artículo 66.1.b) de la Ley 11/2022, de 28 de junio, General de Telecomunicaciones”) was published in the BOE (official state gazette).

At the end of June 2023, the new Royal Decree 5/2023 was published, introducing various health and social measures. Among the different legislative changes that have taken place, the most important is the modification of the Law on Guarantees and Rational Use of Medicines and Medical Devices. From now on, the autonomous communities are allowed to establish measures for dispensing medicines and medical devices remotely if there are circumstances that justify it due to the situation of the patients.

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Ukraine sanctions Russian judges on 15 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Polish Perspective on 8 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.

Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Ukraine approves a new set of sanctions against Russia on 30 May 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.

On 29 May 2023, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to introduce sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

On 30 March 2023, the Japanese Diet passed the Amendment Act of the Customs Tariff Act, etc. Most of the provisions of the Amendment Act came into force on 1 April 2023.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a number of recommendations on good practices in securing the supply of medicinal products for human use with the aim of avoiding stockouts and reducing their possible consequences. The document states that ensuring the availability of authorized medicines in the European Union is a priority for the EMA. Among the recommendations published are the obligation to inform the national authorities of shortages of medicines as early as possible and to provide detailed information so that preventive measures can be implemented.

The new Royal Decree 3/2023 has been published, which establishes the technical-sanitary criteria for the quality of drinking water as well as its control and supply. In this way, the European regulations have been transposed to the national level, with the main goal of improving health protection against the contamination of water intended for human consumption, regardless of its final purpose.