Luxembourg, 27/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Court of First Instance of the European Communities declared "inadmissible" the action brought by companies against the EU directive banning any form of tobacco advertising (Directive 98/43/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of 6 July 1998). The Court recalls that the EC Treaty provides, for individuals, no direct appeal before the Community judges against directives. It nonetheless examined whether, in the case in hand, the economic...