The European Commission announced that it had referred Romania to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), considering that the authorities had not taken the necessary measures to ensure that National Health Insurance House (NHIH) respected the legal payment deadline to pharmacy operators.
According to the European Executive, Directive 2011/7/EU stipulates that public entities providing medical services must pay commercial transactions within 60 calendar days at most. However, the Commission claims that NHIH constantly exceeds this deadline, and the delays are „systemic and persistent”.
“By failing to ensure that NHIH makes payments to pharmacy operators within the prescribed period, Romania has breached its obligations under the directive,” the European Commission said in a statement on Wednesday.
The infringement procedure was launched in April 2024, when the Commission sent Romania a letter of formal notice, following complaints from associations re...

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