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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10807

16 March 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) tobacco
France cannot restrict purchase of tobacco abroad

Brussels, 15/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - In a judgment on Thursday 14 March, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the strict limitation imposed by France on the purchase of tobacco abroad does not meet with European rules on the free movement of goods. France must therefore change its legislation or face a fine. The Court was called to give its ruling following a European Commission complaint that France was limiting purchases of tobacco abroad to five packs of cigarettes (in other words...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EVENTS CALENDAR