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KKO 1007/2017 AI generated

Illegal import of metoprolol from China dismissed as not a drug under Finnish law due to EU definition.

Case Number KKO 1007/2017
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the prosecution against a defendant convicted of smuggling metoprolol from China via the internet. The court determined that under the relevant Finnish drug law and the EU Medicines Directive, the substance did not qualify as a 'drug' at the time of the offense. Consequently, the charge was invalid because the legal definition of a drug was not met.

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Lääkelain 1 §; Lääkeasetuksen 1 §: A substance imported from abroad is not considered a 'drug' under Finnish law if it does not meet the definition of a medicine in the EU Medicines Directive applicable at the time of the offense.

Keywords

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illegal import drug definition EU Medicines Directive smuggling conviction metoprolol classification

Cited Legislation

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Lääkelain 1 §
Lääkeasetuksen 1 §
EU Medicines Directive

Cited Case Law

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KKO 2016:35
Smuggling charge dismissed because substances failed to meet the legal definition of medicines under EU law.
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kko-precedent_2016_34
Smuggling conviction dismissed because substances were not legally defined as medicines under EU law interpretation.
kko-precedent_2016_35
Smuggling charge dismissed because substances failed to meet the legal definition of medicines under EU law.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2023:77
KKO:2023:77
kko-precedent_2015_67
Supreme Court allows appeal for illegal import of melatonin, ruling it constitutes a serious negligence drug offense.
ECLI:FI:KKO:2026:47
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A oli tuomittu salakuljetuksesta, koska hän oli lääkelain ja sen nojalla annetun asetuksen vastaisesti tuonut maahan internetin välityksellä Kiinasta tilaamaansa metiopropamiinia, joka oli luokiteltu Suomessa tekoaikana lääkkeeksi.

Korkeimman oikeuden ennakkopäätös KKO 2016:35 ja siinä viitattu unionin tuomioistuimen lääkkeen käsitteelle lääkedirektiivin perusteella antama tulkinta huomioon ottaen syyte hylättiin.