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UN reaches deal with 188 governments for global protection of land and water biodiversity

JURIST

The UN CBD is set to assess information from these reports by late February 2026 and again in June 2029. The UN CBD deal compliments the recently published draft agreement on climate change from the COP27 climate summit in November. That draft, unlike Monday’s agreement, has yet to be finalized. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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The Sun Has Started to Set on the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program – But It Can Still be Saved

FDA Law Blog

Although such designations are not typically a prerequisite for a voucher, the law is drafted so that once this first sunset date has passed, only designated programs may receive priority review vouchers for rare pediatric diseases until the program sunsets completely.

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CMS Finalizes Guidance on Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program

FDA Law Blog

Below, we provide a high-level summary of the Final Guidance, focusing on the legal and regulatory updates from the May 2023 draft guidance. Each phase-in policy allows eligible manufacturers to build up in a stepwise manner to the 10% and 20% applicable discounts by 2029 and 2031, respectively.