commiss decis decemb refus austria applic protect measur regard pharmaceut product come spain german text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard act access spain portug articl thereof regard applic austria austria letter novemb appli commiss author invok articl act access safeguard measur aim solv problem caus expiri transit period provid articl act access pharmaceut product come spain protect austria product patent spain request austrian author provid commiss materi fact enabl evalu valid applic austrian author base applic econom difficulti pharmaceut product market austria subject result expiri transit period provid articl act access octob expiri transit period lead appreci increas parallel import spain articl derog fundament principl ec treati free movement good accord establish case law court justic restrict interpret accord case law establish practic commiss past articl act access appli purpos articl rectifi adjust economi common market econom sector experienc econom difficulti liabl persist analysi econom data provid austrian author shown condit applic articl fulfil reveal austrian pharmaceut industri experienc econom difficulti liabl persist increas volum import come spain pharmaceut product patent austria spain signific long run bring econom difficulti austrian pharmaceut market adopt decis articl applic safeguard measur made austria articl act access aim solv problem caus expiri transit period provid articl act access pharmaceut product come spain protect product patent austria spain reject articl decis address austrian republ brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss