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According to the ECJ, the obligation to disclose this information will allow interested parties to verify whether pricing decisions discriminate between national medicinal products and those originating in other Member States.
European UnionFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has issued a ruling that when a directive relating to the
pricing of human medicines requires the removal of a drug from
compulsory health insurance, the directive must explain the
rationale for that decision. According to the ECJ, the obligation
to disclose this information will allow interested parties to
verify whether pricing decisions discriminate between national
medicinal products and those originating in other Member
States.
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