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Pillbox 38 (UK) Limited, trading as Totally Wicked v Secretary of State for Health (C-477/14)
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The validity of Article 20 of Directiv…
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Pillbox 38 (UK) Limited, trading as Totally Wicked v Secretary of State for Health (C-477/14)

Judgment of 4 May 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-477-14/para_36@2026-11-11

36It should, in that regard, be noted that electronic cigarettes display different objective characteristics from those of tobacco products.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-477/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:324
Decided: 4 May 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court) (United Kingdom)
Upheld as valid: Directive 2014/40
Applicant: Pillbox 38 (UK) Ltd
Defendant: The Secretary of State for Health
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça, A. Arabadjiev, C. Lycourgos, J.-C. Bonichot
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0477

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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Interprets 1: Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC Text with EEA relevance
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