ECJ DECLARES ILLEGAL AUSTRIAN BOOK PRICE FIXING SYSTEM
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A PRICE fixing system for German-language books imported into Austria has been declared illegal by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today (April 30). Its judges have concluded that it breaks European Union (EU) treaty commitments on the freedom of movement of goods, which the Austrian government must apply.
The ECJ concluded that the system unfairly discriminated against importers of German language books, because it does not apply to Austrian publishers supplying their domestic market.
Austria grants the Fachverband der Buch- und ...
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