Q&A: Buying tobacco and alcohol in the EU

Preview analysis of the issues in ECJ C-5/05 in a case that could change the way Europeans buy alcohol and cigarettes. The case involves a request by a Dutch court for a European Court of Justice Interpretation of Articles 7, 8 and 9 of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products.

European Court of Justice: ECJ Case C-5/05 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&num=C-5/05

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