Press Release: Free movement of goods: Commission takes Germany to Court over garlic capsules and pharmacies

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Series Details IP/05/335 (18.3.05)
Publication Date 18/03/2005
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The European Commission on 18 March 2005 decided to refer Germany to the European Court of Justice, firstly for consistently treating garlic preparations as medicines and secondly over its requirement that hospitals can only be supplied with medicines by pharmacies in the same city or district.

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