Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinions in Case C-531/06 and Joined Cases C-171/07 and C-172/07. Commission v Italy / Apothekerkammer des Saarlandes and Others

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Series Details No. 94, 2008 (16.12.08)
Publication Date 16/12/2008
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According to Advocate General Bot, the ownership and operation of a pharmacy may be reserved exclusively to pharmacists. The Advocate General considers that Italian and German laws laying down such a rule are justified by the objective of seeking to guarantee an appropriate supply of medicinal products to the public.

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