Duty-free treatment: specified pharmaceutical active ingredients and products

2010/0214(COD)

The European Parliament adopted by 639 votes to 3, with 19 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for duty-free treatment for specified pharmaceutical active ingredients bearing an "international non-proprietary name" (INN) from the World Health Organisation and specified products used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceuticals and amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.

Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (former co-decision procedure) taking over the Commission proposal.