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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8196

20 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Commission takes France before Court for hindering free movement of medicinal products

Brussels, 19/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission decided to initiate action against France before the Court of Justice for failing to comply with the Community legislation on conditions for importing medicinal products. The French Public Health Code authorises customs officers to demand that anyone importing, distributing or simply transporting medicines to France should produce a certified copy of the full market approval (AMM) of such products immediately. The...

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