ECJ – SNUS
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed a bid by Swedish Match to overturn a European Union (EU) ban on oral tobacco products, such as the company's 'snus'. It and tobacco importer Arnold André launched an ECJ case alleging that the 1992 directive introducing the ban broke EU treaty provisions guaranteeing the freedom of movement of goods around the Union. André had wanted to import Swedish Match snus into Germany, but had been prevented by a German law implementing the directive. However, the court has balanced this right against ...
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