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Fri 06 Jun 2009EU takes Ireland to court over VHI's lack of compliance
THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking Ireland to court for failing to implement an adequate regulatory regime to oversee State-owned health insurer VHI.
The commission, which has consistently threatened legal action over the issue, said it had decided to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the exemption of the Irish Voluntary Health Insurance (VHI) board from certain rules on non-life insurance.
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