Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 May 2009.

Apothekerkammer des Saarlandes and Others (C-171/07) and Helga Neumann-Seiwert (C-172/07) v Saarland and Ministerium für Justiz, Gesundheit und Soziales.

References for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgericht des Saarlandes - Germany.

Freedom of establishment - Article 43 EC - Public health - Pharmacies - Provisions restricting the right to operate a pharmacy to pharmacists alone - Justification - Reliability and quality of the provision of medicinal products to the public - Professional independence of pharmacists.

Joined cases C-171/07 and C-172/07.

Reports of Cases

2009 I-04171