Luxembourg, 05/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice has annulled the Council and European Parliament's directive that had introduced a total ban on tobacco advertising, as well as the sponsoring of events (sports and others) on the part of producers of tobacco and other tobacco products. The Court considered that such a total ban could not be decided upon - as the Council and Parliament had done - under the provisions of the Treaty concerning the internal market, the right of...