This is Part 3 in a series of articles on the European Health Data Space (“EHDS“).  Part 1, which provides a general overview of the EHDS, is available here. Part 2, which deals with the requirements on the manufacturers of EHR-Systems under the EHDS, is available here.

This article provides an

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Introduction

In its judgement of 04 October 2024 (C-21/23), the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”, “Court”) ruled, that the provisions of Chapter VIII of the GDPR, do not preclude national rules which grant undertakings the right to rely, on the basis of the prohibition of acts of unfair competition

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Summary

In its judgement of 11 July 2024 (C-757/22), the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) ruled that the violation of a controller’s information obligations under Art. 12 and 13 GDPR, can be subject to a representative action under Article 80(2) GDPR.

Facts of the case

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This is Part 2 in a series of articles on the European Health Data Space (“EHDS“).  Part 1, which provides a general overview of the EHDS, is available here.

Alongside the better-known provisions of the EHDS dealing with secondary use of health data, the draft Regulation also sets out specific technical requirements

Continue Reading Requirements of EHR systems under the European Health Data Space

In March 2024, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a deal on a provisional agreement for the European Health Data Space (“EHDS”) regulation as part of the broader EU data strategy. The Council of the European Union published the compromise text of this agreement as a work-in-progress, providing

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