commiss decis decemb refus unit kingdom applic protect measur regard pharmaceut product come spain english text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard act access spain portug articl thereof regard applic unit kingdom unit kingdom letter octob 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 unit kingdom product patent spain request unit kingdom author provid commiss materi fact enabl evalu valid applic unit kingdom author base applic econom difficulti pharmaceut product market subject result expiri transit period provid articl act access octob author argu price pharmaceut spanish market lower observ price special product british market expiri transit period lead appreci increas parallel import spain unit kingdom 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 appli purpos articl rectifi adjust economi common market econom sector experienc econom difficulti liabl persist analysi econom data provid unit kingdom author shown condit applic articl fulfil reveal unit kingdom pharmaceut industri experienc econom difficulti liabl persist increas volum import come spain pharmaceut product patent unit kingdom spain signific long run bring econom difficulti british pharmaceut market adopt decis articl applic safeguard measur made unit kingdom articl act access aim solv problem caus expiri transit period provid articl act access pharmaceut product come spain protect product patent unit kingdom spain reject articl decis address unit kingdom brussel decemb commiss mario monti member commiss