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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8057

27 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
Advocate General Geelhoed rejects compensation of a Spanish woman, contaminated with hepatitis C virus during transfusion, basing himself on national law more favourable than the Community's

Luxembourg, 26/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Advocate General Liindert Geelhoed considers that Spanish victims of contamination due to transfusions must be compensated on the basis of the 1985 European directive relating to liability from defective products even if the latter is less favourable than the Spanish law, that was in force before Spain transposed the European directive.

Victoria Gonzalez Sanchez was contaminated with the hepatitis C virus in a Spanish hospital centre, the "Centro...

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