Delfarma (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-488/20 (25 November 2021)

Delfarma (Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ C-488/20 (25 November 2021)

Articles 34 and 36 TFEU preclude national legislation that provides for the automatic expiry, without examination of actual health risks, of a parallel import authorisation for a medicine one year after expiry of the reference marketing authorisation. The exemption of parallel importers from periodic safety...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ C-488/20
Parties
Applicant: Delfarma sp. z o.o.; Respondent: Prezes Urzędu Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobów Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment
Outcome
Articles 34 and 36 TFEU preclude national legislation providing for automatic expiry of parallel import authorisation for medicines one year after expiry of the reference marketing authorisation, without examination of health risks.
Legal Topics
Free Movement of Goods, Parallel Importation, Pharmacovigilance, Proportionality, Public Health Protection
European Union Law Pharmaceutical Law Free Movement of Goods Parallel Importation Pharmacovigilance Proportionality Public Health Protection

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Parties

Delfarma sp. z o.o.

Applicant

Prezes Urzędu Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobów Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Ruling (renvoi Préjudiciel) / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether Articles 34 and 36 TFEU preclude national legislation providing for automatic expiry of parallel import authorisation for medicines one year after expiry of the reference marketing authorisation, without examination of health risks.
  2. 2 Whether exemption of parallel importers from periodic safety reporting justifies such expiry.

Ratio Decidendi

Articles 34 and 36 TFEU preclude national legislation that provides for the automatic expiry, without examination of actual health risks, of a parallel import authorisation for a medicine one year after expiry of the reference marketing authorisation. The exemption of parallel importers from periodic safety reporting does not, by itself, justify such automatic expiry, as authorities can access necessary safety information through EU cooperation mechanisms.

Court Disposition

Articles 34 and 36 TFEU preclude national legislation providing for automatic expiry of parallel import authorisation for medicines one year after expiry of the reference marketing authorisation, without examination of health risks.