European Commission closes infringement case for medrep fees in Hungary
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The European Commissionhas closed an infringement procedure relating to a Hungarian regulation obliging pharmaceutical companies to pay annual Ft5 million ($30,000) fees for each of their medical representatives. The closure followed Hungary's constitutional court verdict of June 16th, which determined that the fee provision breached the national constitution. However, the court ruled against reclaiming the fees already paid by companies (Scrip Online, June 25th, 2008).
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