1. Medical Treatment In Another EU Country
... a higher quality of treatment at no extra expense (Hospital Management). Although there are no specific rules for medical treatment throughout the EU, each state must comply with other EU laws, in this case particularly, the law on "freedom to provide services" (Community Health Council). EU trade law prohibits artificial restrictions on trade between EU countries, including medical services. A ruling of the ... European Court of Justice on the 12th July 2001, (Case C 157/99 BSM Geraets-Smits v Stichting Ziekensfonds and Peerbooms v Stichting) made it clear that where a member state fai...
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