19As is clear from the account of the German legislation applicable in the main proceedings which appears in the order for reference, Paragraph 73(1) of the AMG prohibits the marketing in Germany of medicinal products which require approval or registration unless they have been approved or registered. As the Court found in Case C-322/01 Deutscher Apothekerverband [2003] ECR I-14887, paragraph 52, that general prohibition corresponds to the prohibition, at Community level, on placing on the market medicinal products which have not been authorised in the Member State concerned, provided for by the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83. According to that provision, no medicinal product may be placed on the market of a Member State unless a marketing authorisation has been issued by the competent authorities of that State in accordance with that directive or an authorisation has been granted in accordance with Regulation No 2309/93. Consequently, the Member States must, generally, entirely prohibit the marketing of medicinal products which are not covered by a national or Community marketing authorisation.
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