Legal Roots within the European Union.
Legal guidelines within the European Union that also include anthroposophical medicine are still in development. Attempts are at the moment under way to discuss such guidelines, or to integrate anthroposophical medicine into existing guidelines. In six member states of the European Union – Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain and Italy – as well as in Switzerland, anthroposophical medicines are recognised and legally registered within national law. There are further efforts on the go, for instance in the Netherlands, as also in Belgium and Sweden.
The Collins Resolution "On the Status of Non-Conventional Medicines" of the European Parliaments of the 29 May 1997 mentions anthroposophical Medicine along with seven other types of therapy.
Also the Resolution No. 1206 of the European Council, "A European Approach to Non-Conventional Medicines," in Document 8435 cites Anthroposophical Medicine as a meaningful medical direction.