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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8332

1 November 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud/tobacco
Commission files civil money laundering action against R. J. Reynolds

Brussels, 31/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the Commission filed a civil action on behalf of the European Community (EC) and ten Member States against the U.S. cigarette manufacturer R. J. Reynolds, following the dismissal of its cigarette smuggling action last February (see EUROPE 19 July and 21 February 2001). The following Member States participate in the civil action: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, The Netherlands, Finland and Luxembourg. The purpose of...

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