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Key facts of the case:
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Grasse - France. Food supplements - Directive 89/398/EEC - Transposition - Conditions - Retention of previous national legislation - Additive - L-Carnitine.
Outcome of the case:
On those grounds, THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), in answer to the questions referred to it by the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Grasse, by judgment of 19 July 1996, hereby rules: