Memo: Questions and Answers on tobacco advertising

Questions and Answers on the Tobacco Advertising Directive, which entered into force on 31 July 2005. The Directive bans tobacco advertising in the print media, on radio and over the internet. It also prohibits tobacco sponsorship of cross-border events or activities. The Directive had been passed by the European Parliament and Council in 2003. Memo also includes information on the state of implementation in the Member States and legal challenges lodged by the German Government and the owners of the Nürburgring motor racing circuit.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Eur-Lex: Directive 2003/33/EC, 'Tobacco Advertising Directive' http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003L0033:EN:HTML

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