Press Release: Commission investigates rules on parallel imports of pesticides into UK, Italy, Poland and Hungary

The European Commission on 17 October 2005 started inquiries into certain practices applied by the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and Hungary that made parallel imports of pesticides from other Member States difficult. Under EU law, such imports are allowed if the product imported is allowed to be sold in the Member State of origin and is identical or sufficiently similar to one already authorised for sale in the Member State of destination. The European Commission asked the four Member States to explain and clarify their rules on the importation of plant protection products from other Member States.

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