Brussels, 05/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling issued on Thursday 5 December in combined cases C-159/12 and C-161/12, the European Court of Justice says that the prohibition in Italian law on the sale in para-pharmacies of prescription-only medicinal products is compatible with EU law. It says the prohibition is justified by the objective of ensuring that the supply to the public is reliable and of good quality.
The Regional Administrative Court of Lombardy in Italy is dealing with a...