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European Union
Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health (C-547/14)
Judgment
Consideration of the questions referred
Question 1
Question 1(c)
–Question 1(c)(ii)
111

Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health (C-547/14)

Judgment of 4 May 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-547-14/para_111@2026-11-11

111Whilst it is correct that the FCTC guidelines do not have binding force, they are intended, in accordance with Articles 7 and 9 of the FCTC, to assist the Contracting Parties in implementing the binding provisions of that convention.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-547/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:325
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
Applicants: The Queen; Philip Morris Brands SARL; Philip Morris Ltd; British American Tobacco 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 62014CJ0547

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Acts of the institutions Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Principles of Union law

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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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Cites 19: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Peter Gauweiler and Others v Deutscher Bundestag (C-62/14); Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone and Others v Conseil des ministres (C-305/05); Federal Republic of Germany v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-376/98); Société Neptune Distribution v Ministre de l'Économie et des Finances (C-157/14); The Queen v Secretary of State for Health, ex parte British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd and Imperial Tobacco Ltd (C-491/01); Afton Chemical Limited v Secretary of State for Transport (C-343/09); The Queen, on the application of ABNA Ltd and Others v Secretary of State for Health and Food Standards Agency, Fratelli Martini & C. SpA and Cargill Srl v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali and Others, Ferrari Mangimi Srl and Associazione nazionale tra i produttori di alimenti zootecnici (Assalzoo) v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali and Others and Nederlandse Vereniging Diervoederindustrie (Nevedi) v Productschap Diervoeder (C-453/03, C-11/04, C-12/04, C-194/04); The Queen, on the application of Vodafone Ltd and Others v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (C-58/08); The Queen, on the application of International Air Transport Association and European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport (C-344/04); Deutsches Weintor eG v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-544/10); Raffinerie Mediterranee (ERG) SpA, Polimeri Europa SpA and Syndial SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico and Others and ENI SpA v Ministero Ambiente e Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others (C-379/08, C-380/08); 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; Jyri Lehtonen and Castors Canada Dry Namur-Braine ASBL v Fédération royale belge des sociétés de basket-ball ASBL (FRBSB) (C-176/96); The Queen, on the application of International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and Others v Secretary of State for Transport (C-308/06); United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-270/12); Grand Duchy of Luxemburg v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-176/09)