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Since July 1, 2008, physicians with health insurance funds have been required by the AVWG to use "tamper-free" software for electronic medication prescriptions, which is intended to prevent [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for competition law, had to decide whether the Hamburger Sportverein (HSV) can prevent [...]
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Pursuant to Sec. 40 (2) BetrVG, the employer shall provide the works council with a [...]
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On august 14, 2008, the Cartel Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that the Deutscher Lotto- und Totoblock (DLTB) was entitled to collect the [...]
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