One of the primary goals in the EC treaty, found in Articles 2 and 3, is the creation of a common market and the integration and harmonisation of Member State's rules on the free movement of goods and services.

... One of the primary goals in the EC treaty, found in Articles 2 and 3, is the creation of a common market and the integration and harmonisation of Member State's rules on the free movement of goods and services. A breakthrough in the integration process came as a result of a ruling of the European Court of Justice, using a principle called 'mutual recognition'1. In Cassis de Dijon2 the German authorities refused to allow a French liquor to be sold as a liquor in Germany because it did not meet the minimum alcohol content limit that German legislation required. The German authorities claimed this was to protect consumers. The Court, introducing the principle of mutual recognition, stated that where a product is lawfully marketed in one Member State, there is a presumption that it could be sold in other Member States without any further impediments to free

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