EC questions the legal status of thousands of medicines

This is related to the list of over 15,000 drugs, which were included in the accession treaty and the sales of which were continued following the accession despite the fact that they had been registered in violation of EU regulations. Poland has until the end of 2008 to conclude the registration formalities. Foreign producers believe that shortly before May 1, 2004 and at an express pace a number of domestic pharmaceuticals were registered, including generic drugs. Due to this they were listed in the accession treaty and can now be sold in drugstores. After examining the list, the influential European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations decided that some of the drugs are produced in violation of EU patents. It also believes that Poland listed some drugs, which are not existing yet. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A5) M.M.