In response to a petition by UK citizen suffering from MS - who protested at the disparity of treatment afforded by EU countries for sufferers - Parliament called in 2003 to call for a "European Code of Good Practice in MS" to be drawn up.
Tas pieprasa nodrošināt multiplās sklerozes pacientiem vienlīdzīgu pieeju ārstēšanai neatkarīgi no dzīvesvietas, uzsverot, ka tās ir šo pacientu pamattiesības.