Press Release: Free movement of goods: Commission takes Sweden to European Court over ban on private imports of alcohol

The European Commission has decided to bring Sweden before the European Court of Justice for maintaining a ban on Swedish consumers using independent intermediaries to import alcoholic drinks for their private use into Sweden from other Member State. The Commission believes that the ban represents a disproportionate obstacle to the free movement of goods in contravention of EC Treaty rules (Article 28).

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