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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8358

11 December 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Court confirms validity of directive on manufacture and labelling of cigarettes

Luxembourg, 10/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - In its ruling on the "British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco" case, the EU Court of Justice confirms the validity of the European directive dated 5 June 2001 on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products. It restricts the scope of the directive, however, to products marketed within the Community. The ban foreseen by the directive on using the term "light" or "mild" on cigarette packets does not apply to products exported to...

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