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Swedish Match AB v Secretary of State for Health (C-151/17)
Consideration of the question referred
The validity of Article 1(c) and Artic…
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Swedish Match AB v Secretary of State for Health (C-151/17)

Judgment of 22 Nov 2018law://eu/cjeu/2017/c-151-17/para_80@2026-11-11

80In this case, recital 32 of Directive 2014/40 and the impact assessment contain information that shows clearly and unequivocally the reasoning of the Commission that gave rise to the prohibition on the placing on the market of tobacco products for oral use.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-151/17 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:938
Decided: 22 Nov 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court) (United Kingdom)
Upheld as valid: Directive 2014/40
Applicant: Swedish Match AB
Defendant: Secretary of State for Health
Intervener: New Nicotine Alliance
Rapporteur: S. Rodin
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.-C. Bonichot, E. Regan, C.G. Fernlund, S. Rodin
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62017CJ0151

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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
Cited by 9: Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd and Others v Staatssecretaris van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (C-160/20); PJ Carroll & Company Ltd and Nicoventures Trading Ltd v The Minister for Health and Others (C-759/23); VT v European Commission (T-216/23); UJ and Others v European Commission (T-120/23); Cogebi and Cogebi, a.s. v Council of the European Union (T-782/22); PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (C-452/20); Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza Chłodnictwa i Klimatyzacji v European Commission (T-126/19)2 provisions; Criminal proceedings against Mathieu Blaise and Others (C-616/17); Italian Republic v Council of the European Union (C-611/17)
Cites 18: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Treaty on European Union (consolidated 2016); Emeka Nelson and Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG and TUI Travel plc and Others v Civil Aviation Authority (C-581/10, C-629/10); Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health (C-547/14); Pillbox 38 (UK) Limited, trading as Totally Wicked v Secretary of State for Health (C-477/14); American Express Co. v The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury (C-304/16); AJD Tuna Ltd v Direttur tal-Agrikoltura u s-Sajd and Avukat Generali (C-221/09); Giovanni Pesce and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Dipartimento della Protezione Civile and Others (C-78/16, C-79/16); 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; Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-358/14); Artegodan GmbH v European Commission (C-221/10 P); Arnold André GmbH & Co. KG v Landrat des Kreises Herford (C-434/02); The Queen, on the application of: Swedish Match AB and Swedish Match UK Ltd v Secretary of State for Health (C-210/03); Proceedings brought by Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (RPO) (C-390/15); 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; Werner Fries v Lufthansa CityLine GmbH (C-190/16); Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-5/16)