Brussels, 05/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - For a case referred to it by the pharmacy and drugstore industry, the Milan Administrative Court in Italy asked on 3 April 2012 for the European Court of Justice's view about whether Italian legislation banning the sale of prescription-only medicines not reimbursed by the social security system anywhere other than pharmacies complied with EU rules (Article 49 of the EU treaty on the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services).
The...