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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8329

28 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Belgium hampers free movement of wheelchairs

Brussels, 28/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to take action at the Court of Justice against Belgium. It considers that the latter hampers the marketing of wheelchairs manufactured in other Member States by imposing over-restrictive conditions for their reimbursement by the national social security system. Reimbursement in fact is only authorised if the wheelchair meets very strict criteria, such as wheel diameter, seat covering, etc. According to the Commission,...

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