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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS AND POLICY UPDATES

Dear Readers, we are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. We hope you enjoy reading it.

 

1. India’s Director General of Foreign Trade has issued a Trade Notice, reducing the amount of export eligible for net-subvention to only Rs. 5 Crore for MSMEs till 30th September 2024, and Rs. 2.5 Crores for manufacturing exporters as calculated till 20th June 2024.
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2. The Supreme Court has issued Notices in connection with a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 9(ii) of the Clinical Establishments Rules, which seek to introduce a price-control mechanism on the cost of healthcare treatment.
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3. The Supreme Court has issued an Order recommending that the High Court of West Bengal may consider withdrawing the anticipatory Bail granted to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and expressed that it was highly concerning that such anticipatory bail was granted.
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4. The State Drugs Controller of the State of Karnataka has announced that it will be using emergency medical tracking functions first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, to keep track of analgesic medication to prevent their misuse.
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5. Starting from 19th September 2024, if the investigation of a complaint received by the Competition Commission has lead to it passing an order ex-parte, it shall be mandatory to give notice of said order and provide the impugned parties an opportunity to be heard.
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TOP 5 HEALTH LAWS AND POLICY UPDATES

Dear Readers, we are happy to share the most interesting legal and policy updates concerning health industry that we read today. We hope you enjoy reading it.

1. The Supreme Court has stayed the repeal of Sec. 170 of the Drugs, Rules 1945 which regulated Advertisement of AYUSH products by the AYUSH Ministry, to address the ultra-vires nature its policy regarding AYUSH advertisement.
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2. The National Commission for the Indian System of Medicine has restated its position, as it has taken in an advisory issued earlier on 16th July, that practitioners of AYUSH medicine should not represent themselves as “Cannabis experts” as it may constitute a “Misrepresentation of qualification” under Regulation 27 of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Ethics and Registration) Regulation, 2023.
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3. The Supreme Court has issued a Notice to the Central and State Governments and their departments, seeking a response on policy position regarding braille accessibility and integration into (1) Medical packaging, (2) Consumer Goods packaging, and (3) Implementation of braille in all aspects of public and private sectors.
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4. The office of Director General of Foreign Trade has issued draft modalities for setting up E-commerce Export Hubs which will support infrastructure for cross-border e-commerce trade, and has requested for submission of detailed proposals for set-up of E-commerce Export Hubs.
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5. The Drug Enforcement Administration, part of the United States Department of Justice has issued a notice that it will be holding hearings regarding the subject-matter of a Federal level reclassification of Cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance.
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