Luxembourg, 18/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The rules on competition contained within the Treaty do not stop groups of German sickness funds from setting ceilings for payments for certain medicines; in setting these limits, these groups are not acting as companies carrying out an economic activity, but are carrying out their job, imposed by the law, in managing the German social security system, said the Court in a press release.
This was the answer given by the Upper Chamber (11 judges) to...