27.04.2020

Digital Health Applications Ordinance – DiGAV of 21 April 2020

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, the use of applications (apps) that are used on smartphones or smart watches has been proposed frequently. It is not least this consideration that suggests that…

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26.04.2020

Live streams on the Internet: Simplified notification requirements for broadcasting licenses

A broadcasting license may also be required for live streams on the Internet. If this is the case, the live stream must be notified to the State Media Authorities. In the course of the corona crisis, the…

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22.04.2020

Delayed Payment of Short-Time Allowance by Employment Agency – Pre-financing of Reimbursement Claim by Main Bank?

Germany has turned to short-time work. Thanks to the relaxation of the short-time work allowance (KUG) in response to the coronavirus crisis, more than 720,000 companies are currently using short-time…

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22.04.2020

Update: Entry into Force of the SARS-CoV-2 Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)

The SARS-CoV-2 drug supply regulation announced on 8 April 2020 (see our Article of 17 April 2020) came into force on 22 April 2020 (SARS-CoV-2-Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation). The Regulation…

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21.04.2020

Current Occupational Health and Safety Standards in the Corona Crisis?

On 16 April 2020, German Minister Hubertus Heil and Dr Stefan Hussy, Managing Director of the German Social Accident Insurance, jointly presented measures for a uniform occupational health and safety…

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16.04.2020

Planned Enactment of SARS-CoV-2-Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation and Medical Needs Supply Securing Regulation

With this article we would like to inform you about further facilitations concerning the marketing of medical products and personal protective equipment ("PPE"). See also our articles of 1.April 2020…

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15.04.2020

Risk of Fraud when Applying for Emergency State Aid in the Corona Crisis

The restrictions on public and economic life due to the coronavirus have led to a large number of companies drastically reducing or even completely suspending their business operations. To prevent the…

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15.04.2020

Strengthening of Investment Controls in Germany and Europe

Over the last two years, investment control rules were strengthened throughout Europe, or for the first time adopted, and a common framework for the assessment of foreign direct investments created by the…

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14.04.2020

Update on the Placing on the Market of Medical Devices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as (Respiratory) Masks in the Context of the Coronavirus Crisis

In our posts dated 1 April 2020 (LINK) and dated 2 April 2020 (LINK) we informed about the placing on the market of medical devices and personal protective equipment in the context of the corona crisis.…

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13.04.2020

Federal Government intends to make digital works council work possible

Calls for opening the Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz - BetrVG) towards digitalisation existed long before the outbreak of the Corona pandemic. Numerous voices so far declared themselves…

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13.04.2020

When day care centres are closed due to coronavirus – what applies to employees taking care of their relatives?

As far as working parents are concerned, the legislature reacted quickly and responded to the closing of schools throughout the country with a revision of s56(1)(a) of the German Protection Against…

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13.04.2020

Commercial leasing law

As reaction to the corona crisis all State Governments - primarily in March 2020 - did take measures for slowing down the spread of the new corona virus on the basis of the Infection Protection Law. In…

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