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2021 Virtual Seminar on The New EU Medical Device Regulation - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

The "6-Hour Virtual Seminar on The New EU Medical Device Regulation" webinar has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "6-Hour Virtual Seminar on The New EU Medical Device Regulation" webinar has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The package consisted of a Communication and two regulation proposals to revise existing legislation on general medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices.
  • In particular, the Directives on active implantable medical devices (90/385/EEC) and on medical devices (93/42/EEC) are intended to be replaced by a Regulation on medical devices, while the Directive on in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (98/79/EC) is intended to be replaced by a Regulation on the same subject.
  • The revisions therefore affected all kinds of medical devices including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, from home-use items like sticking plasters, pregnancy tests and contact lenses, to X-ray machines, pacemakers, breast implants, hip replacements and HIV blood tests.

Feminist Organizations Reiterate Transgender Policy Concerns To Correctional Service Canada

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Today, the organizations remind CSC that any policies it develops must respect human rights law.

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  • Today, the organizations remind CSC that any policies it develops must respect human rights law.
  • In 2017, Parliament passed legislation stating that federally-regulated government bodies are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of "gender identity or expression" .
  • Unfortunately, the draft Directive that CSC proposed represented a serious step backwards for Transgender, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender-diverse persons under CSC supervision.
  • Correctional Service Canada must not impose an additional and more onerous safety review for Transgender, Two-Spirit, and non-binary persons than it does on others.

Optimi Health Receives Dealers License Inspection and Introduces Quality Assurance Department

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Optimi believes that the completion of the physical inspection by Health Canada, subject to any comments or concerns, paves the way for Dealers License certification early in the new year.

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  • Optimi believes that the completion of the physical inspection by Health Canada, subject to any comments or concerns, paves the way for Dealers License certification early in the new year.
  • The department will oversee both quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) and compliance with Health Canadas QA guidelines pertaining to business, production, facility, security, storage, packaging, labeling as well as establishing and enforcing GAP, GMP, HACCP standards for the Mushroom program.
  • Im delighted to have the opportunity to introduce our new Quality Assurance department and cant wait to get started working with Raphael and Farkhanda.
  • Optimi is committed to expert cultivation and quality production subject to and in accordance with the terms of all applicable laws and governing regulations to ensure safe, superior Canadian fungi production.

GoodTrust Closes $5M Seed Round To Fuel Mission To Protect And Organize Everyone's Digital Life And Legacy

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Monday, December 20, 2021

"As our digital and physical lives are now forever intertwined, we all need a new way to organize our digital lives and legacy," said Steiber.

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  • "As our digital and physical lives are now forever intertwined, we all need a new way to organize our digital lives and legacy," said Steiber.
  • "We believe that all people have the need to control their digital life and afterlife and ensure their priceless memories and assets are preserved."
  • "We believe GoodTrust represents the ultimate solution to empower everyone to control their digital life and legacy."
  • GoodTrust services include: Digital Vault, Digital Executor, Will & Directives and Life Stories.

New GoodTrust AI Tool Makes Your Photos Come Alive And Sing For You

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Friday, December 17, 2021

The AI and facial-recognition technology are provided in partnership with D-ID and generate high-quality results that are easy to share.

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  • The AI and facial-recognition technology are provided in partnership with D-ID and generate high-quality results that are easy to share.
  • "We believe Singing Portraits can add joy to anyone's digital memories especially at this time of year," said GoodTrust CEO and Founder, Rikard Steiber.
  • D-ID is a Tel Aviv-based Creative Reality startup specializing in patented video reenactment technology using AI and deep learning.
  • GoodTrust is the digital-legacy pioneer dedicated to solving the problem of what happens to our online accounts and assets when we die.

ITF: EU Directive says enough is enough on gig worker abuse

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

New EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.

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  • New EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.
  • A new EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.
  • Unions have campaigned publicly and worked tirelessly behind the scenes at the EU and elsewhere to achieve better legal protection for platform workers.
  • In the EU, they have also been spending freely and lobbying hard, trying to stop or water down this new Directive.

ITF: EU Directive says enough is enough on gig worker abuse

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

New EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.

Key Points: 
  • New EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.
  • A new EU Directive announced today includes a presumption that gig workers will be treated as employees.
  • Unions have campaigned publicly and worked tirelessly behind the scenes at the EU and elsewhere to achieve better legal protection for platform workers.
  • In the EU, they have also been spending freely and lobbying hard, trying to stop or water down this new Directive.

DBRS Morningstar: The Updated Law on Spanish Covered Bonds Well Aligned with the European Directive

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The Spanish Government published the Royal Decree-law (the Law) that transposes the European Commissions Covered Bond Directive (the Directive), which outlines the harmonisation of covered bond (CB) frameworks across Europe, into Spanish law.

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  • The Spanish Government published the Royal Decree-law (the Law) that transposes the European Commissions Covered Bond Directive (the Directive), which outlines the harmonisation of covered bond (CB) frameworks across Europe, into Spanish law.
  • This commentary is based on DBRS Morningstar's first understanding of the updated rules, and summarises the most relevant changes.
  • The DBRS Morningstar group of companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morningstar, Inc. 2021 DBRS Morningstar.
  • The information upon which DBRS Morningstar ratings and other types of credit opinions and reports are based is obtained by DBRS Morningstar from sources DBRS Morningstar believes to be reliable.

OneSmart Provides Update on New Regulations

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Monday, July 26, 2021

The Company will continue to comply with all applicable rules and regulations in providing educational services, including those to be adopted following the policy directives of the Opinion.

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  • The Company will continue to comply with all applicable rules and regulations in providing educational services, including those to be adopted following the policy directives of the Opinion.
  • The Company will proactively seek guidance from and cooperate with government authorities in connection with its efforts to comply with the Opinion and any related rules and regulations.
  • Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Shanghai, OneSmart International Education Group Limited is a leading education company in China.
  • As of February 28, 2021, OneSmart operates a nationwide network of 457 learning centers in China.

Gaotu Techedu Inc. Provides Update on New Regulations

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Monday, July 26, 2021

The Company will continue to comply with all applicable rules and regulations in providing educational services, including those rules and regulations to be adopted following the policy directives of the Opinion.

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  • The Company will continue to comply with all applicable rules and regulations in providing educational services, including those rules and regulations to be adopted following the policy directives of the Opinion.
  • The Company is carefully considering the provisions of the Opinion and assessing their implications for the Company's business.
  • The Company will proactively seek guidance from and cooperate with government authorities in connection with its efforts to comply with the Opinion and any related rules and regulations.
  • Gaotu is a technology-driven education company and online large-class after-school tutoring service provider in China.