Life Sciences & Healthcare: Update On Government Measures In Kinstellar Jurisdictions In Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic

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1 July 2020 – The following is an overview of the current government measures concerning the life sciences and healthcare sectors in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania...
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Bulgaria

Measures in force

Expropriation and restrictions on ownership rights

  • Export of available protective medical gear and disinfectants is still prohibited
  • Obligation to allow the use of facilities (hospitals, clinics) for the treatment of patients - the order to provide premises for the treatment of coronavirus patients remains in place.

Measures limiting freedom of establishment

  • Certain limitations on working overtime for healthcare professionals have been rescinded for the period of the state of emergency and two months after its lifting.

Conduct of clinical trials

  • Guidance for clinical trials - recommendations of the Bulgarian Drug Agency dated 18 March 2020 (referring to the EMA recommendation).

Bulgaria

Past measures – no longer in force

Trade restrictions

Pharmaceuticals

  • During the state of emergency, which ended on 13 May 2020, the parallel export of medicinal products and the export of quinine - based medicines was prohibited.

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Originally published 02 July, 2020

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