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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8052

21 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/tobacco
Japan Tobacco decides to attack directive on tobacco

Brussels, 20/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Tobacco producer Japan Tobacco Inc, which manufactures the Camel, Winston and Mild Seven brands, announced on Thursday that it has initiated proceedings at the Court of first Instance against Article 7 of the directive relating to the manufacture, presentation and marketing of tobacco products, adopted in May. Based on the trade mark law, it challenges this provision which bans the use of terms such as "mild" or "light", which would prevent marketing of...

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