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Arnold André GmbH & Co. KG v Landrat des Kreises Herford (C-434/02)
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Arnold André GmbH & Co. KG v Landrat des Kreises Herford (C-434/02)

Judgment of 14 Dec 2004law://eu/cjeu/2002/c-434-02/para_19@2026-11-10

19Arnold André is a company established in Germany which markets cigars, pipe tobacco and traditional Swedish tobacco for oral use called ‘snus’. Snus is finely ground or cut tobacco sold loose or in small sachet portions and intended to be consumed by placing between the gum and the lip.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-434/02 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:800
Decided: 14 Dec 2004
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Minden (Germany)
Upheld as valid: Directive 2001/37
Applicant: Arnold André GmbH & Co. KG
Defendant: Landrat des Kreises Herford
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Advocate General: L.A. Geelhoed
Bench: 8 judges
P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, K. Lenaerts, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62002CJ0434

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Acts of the institutions Approximation of laws Common commercial policy Consumer protection Measures having equivalent effect

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Interprets 1: Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products - Commission statement
Cited by 15: Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health (C-547/14); Eva-Maria Painer v Standard VerlagsGmbH and Others (C-145/10)2 provisions; Fresenius Kabi Austria GmbH and Others v European Commission (T-416/22); Global Silicones Council and Others v European Chemicals Agency (T-519/18); Global Silicones Council and Others v European Commission (T-226/18); Swedish Match AB v Secretary of State for Health (C-151/17)3 provisions; Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb GmbH & Co. KG v Stadt Kempten (C-425/17)3 provisions; Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-358/14); Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v European Commission (C-398/13 P); Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v European Commission (T-526/10)2 provisions; Luigi Marcuccio v European Commission (C-59/06); Commission of the European Communities v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-299/05)2 provisions; Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-380/03)2 provisions; G. J. Dokter, Maatschap Van den Top and W. Boekhout v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (C-28/05)2 provisions; Elizabeth Florence Emanuel v Continental Shelf 128 Ltd (C-259/04)2 provisions
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-376/98); The Queen v Secretary of State for Health, ex parte British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd and Imperial Tobacco Ltd (C-491/01); J. C. J. Wouters, J. W. Savelbergh and Price Waterhouse Belastingadviseurs BV v Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten, intervener: Raad van de Balies van de Europese Gemeenschap (C-309/99); Denkavit Nederland BV v Hoofdproduktschap voor Akkerbouwprodukten (15/83); Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-377/98); Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the European Communities (C-304/01); Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (C-122/94); Maizena Gesellschaft mbH and others v Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM) (137/85); Kingdom of Spain and Republic of Finland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-184/02, C-223/02); Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (C-210/00); European Parliament v Carlo Ripa di Meana, Leoluca Orlando and Gastone Parigi (C-470/00 P); The Queen v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Commissioners of Customs & Excise, ex parte National Farmers' Union, David Burnett and Sons Ltd, R. S. and E. Wright Ltd, Anglo Beef Processors Ltd, United Kingdom Genetics, Wyjac Calves Ltd, International Traders Ferry Ltd, MFP International Ltd, Interstate Truck Rental Ltd and Vian Exports Ltd (C-157/96); Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-233/94); Council Directive 92/41/EEC of 15 May 1992 amending Directive 89/622/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the labelling of tobacco products; Directive 2001/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products - Commission statement; Council Directive 89/622/EEC of 13 November 1989 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the labelling of tobacco products; Emesa Sugar (Free Zone) NV v Aruba (C-17/98); Italian Republic v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-100/99); Criminal proceedings against René Kieffer and Romain Thill (C-114/96); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union (C-84/94)