| Author (Corporate) | European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No.154, 2015 (23.12.15) |
| Publication Date | 23/12/2015 |
| Content Type | News |
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In her Opinions issued on the 23 December 2015, Advocate General Juliane Kokott concluded that the new EU tobacco directive of 2014 was lawfully adopted. This applied in particular to the standardisation of the labelling and packaging of tobacco products (such as size, minimum content, warnings and permitted information), the EU-wide prohibition on sales of menthol cigarettes applicable from 20 May 2020 and the special rules for e-cigarettes. None of the arguments invoked by Poland — supported by Romania — against the prohibition on menthol cigarettes was well founded, with the result that Poland’s action for annulment must be dismissed. The examination of the separate questions posed by the English High Court, before which several undertakings challenged the implementation of the directive into law in the UK, also revealed no factors such as to affect the validity of the directive. |
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| Source Link | http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-12/cp150154en.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Health, Law |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom |
