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A 19th Century Italian pharmacy (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU court rules pharmacy ownership restrictions ok

The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that EU member states may legislate who can own a chemists' shop.

The court found that German legislation restricting ownership of a pharmacy to pharmacists is acceptable under European law, a move that will frustrate multinational pharmacy chains that had hoped a ruling from Europe's top court would allow them to expand into countries that currently curtail such operations.

Following a complaint by pharmacists' associations in 2006 o...

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A 19th Century Italian pharmacy (Photo: Wikipedia)

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