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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9545
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

Garlic extract powder gel capsules are not medicines

Luxembourg, 16/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling published on 15 November, the European Court of Justice takes the view that garlic capsules may not be considered medicines. The German law which requires these capsules to carry an authorisation in order to be sold as a drug therefore constitutes an illegal obstacle to the free movement of goods (case C-319/05). The German authorities have refused to authorise the imports and sales of “garlic extract powder gel capsules” on the...

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