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On October 15, 2021, the Chamber of Deputies proceeded to vote on Bill 7456 with a view to implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 12, 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for ensuring the application of consumer protection legislation.

Following the recommendations of the Council of State regarding the new CovidCheck system that will be effective from 1 November, the government has decided to make available free COVID-19 PCR tests to anyone who received a first dose of a COVID-19-vaccine before 18 October (the date on which the new COVID law takes effect).

For the week of 4 to 10 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 591 to 675 cases (+14%), as well as the number of their identified close contacts, which increased to 3,540, compared to 2,827 cases the week before (+25%).

On 13 October 2021, Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs and Integration and Minister for the Greater Region, received the Belgian ambassador, Thomas Lambert, on a courtesy visit.

In order to promote exchanges between professionals in the sector, in particular on the specific needs of children suffering from a food allergy, the Government's Office for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety took advantage of the start of the 2021 school year to organize a conference on the issue of food allergies in the children's sector.

As of January 2022, the period of transition provided for in the European Regulation on the use of drones will expire and flights performed on the basis of the national Generic Authorizations will no longer be allowed.

On 12 October 2021, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel pronounced the government's declaration on the economic, social and financial situation of the country in 2021 before the Chamber of Deputies.

Celebration of long-term employees and presentation of certificates by the Kräizbierg training department On 11 October 2021, HRH the Hereditary Grand

Following the announcement of the generalisation of the CovidCheck system, an update of the CovidCheck.lu app has been released.

En date du 4 octobre, le Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law a présenté, en présence de Paulette Lenert, ministre de la Protection des consommateurs, et de Burkhard Hess, directeur du Max Planck Institute Luxembourg, les résultats d’une étude...

At the invitation of the President of the Grand Est, Jean Rottner, and the President of the Moselle Department, Patrick Weiten, the executives of the Greater Region met at the Château de Malbrouck in Manderen on 7 october.

In order to offer all those who have not yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus an additional opportunity to have their vaccination without too many administrative formalities, the government has decided to exceptionally reopen the two vaccination centres in Ettelbruck and Esch/Belval from 16 October to 16 December 2021.

The Ministry of Health, the High Commission for National Protection and the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth are launching a vaccination campaign for young people in collaboration with secondary schools.

During the week from 27 September to 3 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 remained relatively stable at 591 cases (+0.2%), while the number of their identified close contacts increased from 2,421 to 2,827 (+17%).

Corinne Cahen at the "Journée de Gérontologie" 2021 On 6 October, the minister for Family Affairs and Integration, Corinne Cahen, partook in the