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This article explores the concept of European Union (EU) resilience in the area of investment protection and Investor–State dispute settlement. The article adopts a functional approach to investment protection and suggests that reforming dispute settlement procedures in line with current Commission initiatives is key to promoting open strategic autonomy for the EU. Support for those initiatives is however weak, also among EU Member States. It is argued that EU resilience requires new tools for more unity and coherence in external EU action, both generally and for the reform of Investor–State dispute settlement in particular. The tool devised here is an increased loyalty standard coupled with a justification test, based on both a modernized comprehensive reading of loyalty obligations in primary law and the effectiveness principle and rationale as applied in case law. The novel approach promises significantly better results in terms of commanding coherence in external action while fully respecting the principle of conferred powers. It challenges traditional power dynamics, but incorporates a bold vision for external EU action that is truly autonomous and assertive.

Wenn Krankenhäuser zur logistischen Versorgung in der Basis eine Lagerhaltung und eine Transportlogistik an einen externen Dienstleister übertragen, kann von den meisten Anbietern im Gesundheitsmarkt hiermit in Verbindung gleichzeitig auch die operative Warenbeschaffung für das ausgelagerte Produktsortiment mit übernommen werden.

Abstract
What news have we heard from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) lately? None, other than there is yet another holdup from yet another constitutional complaint in Germany? Or, none, other than the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has by now repeatedly indicated that the model is incompatible with EU law? True: ten years into the UPC Agreement, all is still on hold and functional, and legal challenges are as unresolved as ever. But no news in this case is good news, it allows time to ponder alternatives. One alternative is actually quite obvious: the Benelux Court of Justice, which just gained significant new powers in mid-2018. This article looks at the lessons to be learned from the Benelux Court and outlines a Benelux-plus Patent Court as a legally safe alternative to the UPC.

Durch die Zusammenarbeit mit externen Dienstleistern können die Kosten bei der Warenbeschaffung optimiert und die Versorgung kann logistisch gebündelt werden. Somit gewinnen Einkaufsabteilungen wertvolle Zeit, sich um die strategischen Kernaufgaben des Klinikeinkaufs zu kümmern.