Press Release: Tobacco products: Commission refers Denmark to the EU Court of Justice for not banning the sale of all forms of snus

The European Commission referred Denmark to the European Court of Justice on the 10 July 2014 for failure to amend its national legislation to ban all forms of snus.

Snus is an oral tobacco product sold both loose and in small sachet portions. It is consumed by placing it between the gum and the lip, without being chewed or smoked. All forms of snus are banned from sale in the EU, with the exception of Sweden.

EurActiv, 11.07.14: Denmark sued for not outlawing snus powder tobacco http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/denmark-sued-not-outlawing-snus-powder-tobacco-303415

EUObserver, 11.07.14: EU states not toeing the line on tobacco, equality laws http://euobserver.com/institutional/124949

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