The Court of Justice dismisses the appeals of a number of manufacturers of medicines involved in an agreement seeking to delay the marketing of the generic antidepressant citalopram

Date of article: 26/03/2021

Daily News of: 26/03/2021

Country:  EUROPE

Author: Court of Justice of the European Union

Article language: en

From the late 1970’s, the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck developed and patented an antidepressant medicine containing the active substance known as citalopram. Once its original compound patent expired, Lundbeck continued to hold only a number of secondary patents which offered more limited protection. Manufacturers of generic versions of citalopram were therefore able to plan to enter the market...

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Difensore civico Carlotta Marù: Imu sospesa per gli immobili confiscati

Date of article: 26/03/2021

Daily News of: 26/03/2021

Country:  Italy - Emilia-Romagna

Author: Regional Ombudsman of Emilia-Romagna

Article language: it

“Per gli immobili confiscati il versamento dell’Imu deve essere sospeso, in quanto non si può ravvisare la titolarità e neppure il possesso qualificato del bene: per la natura patrimoniale dell’imposta non è sufficiente la detenzione dell’immobile”...

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Ein wichtiges Instrument zum Schutz der Menschenrechte - Kommentar Volksanwalt Werner Amon

Date of article: 26/03/2021

Daily News of: 26/03/2021

Country:  Austria

Author: Austrian Ombudsman Board

Article language: de

In Österreich leben wir in der komfortablen Situation, einem funktionierenden Rechtsstaat gegenüberzustehen, in dem auch die Wahrung der Menschenrechte großgeschrieben wird. Die Volksanwaltschaft tut das Ihrige, um diese Wahrung der Menschenrechte zu überprüfen, indem sie mit ihren sechs Kommissionen die Situation in den Bundesländern in den verschiedensten Einrichtungen, in denen es zu Menschenrechtsverletzungen kommen kann, kontrolliert. Dazu zählen beispielsweise Einrichtungen wie Justizanstalten oder Pflegeheime, in denen es unter Umständen zum Entzug oder zur Einschränkung der persönlichen Freiheit kommt...

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New Croatian Ombudswoman Sworn In Before the Parliament

Date of article: 26/03/2021

Daily News of: 26/03/2021

Country:  Croatia

Author: People's Ombudsman of Croatia

Article language: en

This is the text of the oath taken before the Croatian Parliament by the newly appointed Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia, Tena Šimonović Einwalter. The event took place on Thursday, 25 March 2021 and represents the finalisation of the appointment procedure initiated on 19 March, when the Parliaments’ plenary session elected Šimonović Einwalter for a term of eight years with a majority of 115 votes...

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Riapertura delle scuole, il Garante: “Attivare soluzioni per la massima sicurezza”

Date of article: 26/03/2021

Daily News of: 26/03/2021

Country:  Italy - Marches

Author: Garante regionale dei diritti della persona (Regional Ombudsman of Marches)

Article language: it

“Le scuole vanno riaperte. Siamo consapevoli che la scelta di sospendere le attività didattiche, soprattutto nelle cosiddette zone rosse, sia stata frutto di valutazioni ponderate, ma ora è necessario individuare tutte le possibili soluzioni, sempre nella massima sicurezza, per un adeguato riavvio delle lezioni”...

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