(1) Public health under Article 30
i. Provision of the Treaty:
Article 30: The provisions of Articles 28 and 29 shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value; or the protection of industrial and commercial property. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States.
ii. General conditions:
See, Case C-322/01, Deutscher Apothekerverband
102. Article 30 EC continues to apply in relation to the manufacture and marketing of specialised pharmaceutical products as long as harmonisation of national rules has not been fully achieved in those areas.
103. It is settled case-law that the health and life of humans rank foremost among the assets or interests protected by Article 30 EC and it is for the Member States, within the limits imposed by the Treaty, to decide what degree of protection they wish to assure.
104. However, national rules or practices likely to have a restrictive effect, or having such an effect, on the importation of pharmaceutical products are compatible with the Treaty only to the extent that they are necessary for the effective protection of health and life of humans. A national rule or practice cannot benefit from the derogation provided for in Article 30 EC if the health and life of humans may be protected just as effectively by measures which are less restrictive of intra-Community trade.
Therefore, use of public health as a justification under Article 30 is subject to two conditions:
• Absence of harmonisation in the area concerned
• Restrictions on free movement of goods must be necessary and proportionate.
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