5Article 1 of the directive provides:‘The objective of this Directive is to approximate the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States ……in order to facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market for tobacco and related products, taking as a base a high level of protection of human health, especially for young people, and to meet the obligations of the Union under the [World Health Organisation (WHO)] Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (“FCTC”) [approved by Council Decision 2004/513/EC of 2 June 2004 concerning the conclusion of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (OJ 2004 L 213, p. 8)].’
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