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And if you accidentally break a law because some countries did more than the directive?

• vanderZwan 8y ago
  IIRC you may make higher demands on your own country, but cannot restrict goods from foreign markets that meet the EU criteria (that's the entire point after all). It can get a bit weird. For example, IIRC Dutch laws regarding for cheese production safety are more strict than what EU laws require, with mandatory weekly testing for bacterial growth. However, any cheese meeting EU laws is allowed to be sold on the market.
  • DelightOne 8y ago
    If Google News meets EU criteria, then why did they leave Spain after Spain introduced ancillary copyright? So goods and services are not handled the same? Or is the idea wrong?
    • vanderZwan 8y ago
      I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know all the fine details. I merely dated a woman for four years who had a master degree in EU studies and picked up a lot of things about the general process. Those are fine questions, but you'll have to do your own research to answer them I'm afraid.
      • DelightOne 8y ago
        I understand. Will do. :-)