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New rules for MDEL holders: Health Canada’s terms and conditions authority
Amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations affecting the regulatory framework for medical device establishment licences (MDEL) are now in effect.
Global | Publication | November 2018
Since 1st April 2018, a commercial or domestic property that does not achieve an Energy Efficiency Certificate (EPC) rating of E or higher is a “substandard property”. A sub-standard property must not be let until the landlord carries out “relevant” energy efficiency improvements to bring it to the required standard.
There are some exemptions (see our July Focus), one being that improvements to domestic property are only required if they are at “no cost” to the landlord, for example because local authority grants are available.
The government has decided that this exemption has resulted in the regime having “insufficient bite”. It announced on 5th November 2018 that the current regulations (The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015) will be amended to:
Once in force, the amended regulations will apply on the grant of a new tenancy to both new and existing tenants. From 2020, they will apply to all privately rented domestic property.
Enforcement is in the hands of the local authority and its powers include the issue of fines (capped at £5,000) and the right to “name and shame”.
The changes are expected to come into force during 2019 “subject to parliamentary time” and, it is estimated, will affect about 200,000 landlords.
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Amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations affecting the regulatory framework for medical device establishment licences (MDEL) are now in effect.
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Early January is a good time to take stock of workplace law developments that arose in 2024, and how those developments may evolve in 2025.
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As you prepare for your next AGM, stay up-to-date on key developments in Canadian corporate and securities legislation, corporate governance guidance and institutional shareholder proxy voting guidelines that may impact the management information circular for your 2025 annual shareholder meeting and your 2025 annual disclosure filings.
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