Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 23 October 2014

Olainfarm AS v Latvijas Republikas Veselības ministrija and Zāļu valsts aģentūra

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās Tiesas Senāts

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Industrial policy — Directive 2001/83/EC — Medicinal products for human use — Article 6 — Marketing authorisation — Article 8(3)(i) — Requirement to attach to the application for authorisation the results of pharmaceutical pre-clinical tests and clinical trials — Derogations relating to pre-clinical tests and clinical trials — Article 10 — Generic medicinal products — Concept of ‘reference medicinal product’ — Whether the holder of a marketing authorisation for a reference medicinal product has an individual right to oppose the marketing authorisation of a generic of the reference product — Article 10a — Medicinal products of which the active substances have been in well-established medicinal use within the European Union for at least 10 years — Whether it is possible to use a medicinal product for which authorisation has been granted on the basis of the derogation provided for in Article 10a as a reference medicinal product for the purpose of obtaining a marketing authorisation for a generic product

Case C‑104/13

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