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Regulation (EU) 2025/2083 simplifies the carbon border adjustment mechanism in order to reduce burdens as of 1 January 2026. This paper explains the obligations imposed by this mechanism on the importers it applies to and the simplification measures introduced, including the de minimis exemption based on mass for small importers, excluding electricity and hydrogen.

The application of the rule of precedence requires, firstly, that a given product falls within the legal definition of a medicinal product, whether it is a medicinal product by function or by presentation, and secondly, that there are doubts as to whether it also falls within the legal concept of other types of products (food supplements, cosmetics, etc.).

The Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty gives the force and effect of law to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, according to which Article 26 of the Energy Charter Treaty does not and could not apply as a legal basis for intra-EU arbitration proceedings as a mechanism for the settlement of disputes between a contracting State and an investor of another contracting State.

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In a decision dated 18 July 2025, the Mannheim Division of the Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court took jurisdiction to hear a claim filed against three companies domiciled in Germany for infringement of a classic European patent with effect in Germany and the United Kingdom. The court's jurisdiction to hear the infringement of the UK national part of European patents is not affected by the fact that the validity of the patent is disputed by the defendants. However, this conclusion does not apply to Spanish national parts of European patents.

In its judgment of 19 June 2025 (European Commission v Republic of Poland, C‑200/24, ECLI:EU:C:2025:459), the Court of Justice has held that the introduction by national legislation of a total prohibition on advertising for pharmacies infringes European Union law.

The newsletter covers the main developments in Pharma & Healthcare legislation and case law.

Royal Decree-law 7/2025 introduces new regulations which modify and extend the milestone system applied in the processing of renewable energy generation projects

Royal Decree-law 7/2025 introduces regulatory changes to the processing and deployment of electricity storage projects