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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11268

6 March 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 33
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) consumers
Makers of potentially defective medical device must bear cost of replacement

Brussels, 05/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - Where a medical device has a potential defect, all products of the same model may be classified as defective and the manufacturer must reimburse the costs relating to replacement of the product, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Thursday 5 March (joined cases C-503/13 and C-504/13).

These proceedings related to pacemakers and defibrillators made by Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH (BSM) and marketed in Germany. BSM informed doctors of a...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Quantitative easing programme to launch on Monday 9 March
(AE) BANKS: Gualtieri calls for European text to create framework for structure of banks which are “too big to fail”
(AE) GREECE: ECB prepared to finance Greek economy if Athens sticks to its commitments
(AE) TAXATION: Still no guarantee from Commission on country-by-country reporting
(AE) TAXATION: Juncker on Greens' guest list for special committee
(AE) FINANCE: ECON committee vote on benchmarks postponed
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: Germany against support for nuclear projects in Energy Union
(AE) ENERGY: Iberian Peninsula interconnections work group
(AE) ENERGY: Commission earmarks €100 million for priority infrastructure
(AE) WOMEN: Jourova determined to adopt maternity leave directive
(AE) INDUSTRY: Vella calls for coastal tourism partners to work together
(AE) TRANSPORT: Bulc meeting with German MPs
(AE) DIGITAL: Six priority objectives for digital strategy 2015
(AE) CLIMATE: Council finalises position on monitoring ships' CO2 emissions
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Council common position on single-use plastic bags
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EEA report requires Commission U-turn, say NGOs
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Organic farming - differences over pesticides and scope
(AE) FISHERIES: Seabass resolution to be debated in Strasbourg next Thursday
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission promises social partners better hearing
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) USA: Donald Tusk to meet Barack Obama in Washington
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Neighbourhood on informal Council agenda
(AE) UKRAINE: Extension of sanctions linked to embezzlement of public funds
(AE) IRAN: EU fully committed to negotiations on nuclear programme
(AE) RUSSIA: EU calls for release of Nadiya Savchenko and Estonian policeman
(AE) RUSSIA:
(AE) ACP:
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) TAXATION: Court rules against France and Luxembourg on e-book VAT
(AE) CONSUMERS: Makers of potentially defective medical device must bear cost of replacement
(AE) COPYRIGHT:
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(AE) Oil:
(AE) Gas:
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