Brussels, 04/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 28 February 2013, the European Court of Justice ruled that a profession cannot force its members to accept a type of professional training that partially eliminates competition and discriminates against competitors. The fact that the body is legally required to introduce compulsory training for its members does not mean that it does not have to abide by EU competition rules.
The Court of Justice was answering a query from a Portuguese court about...