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Document 62024CN0448

Case C-448/24, British American Tobacco Belgium and Nicoventures Holdings: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 26 June 2024 – British American Tobacco Belgium NV, Nicoventures Holdings Ltd v Belgische Staat

OJ C, C/2024/5606, 30.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5606/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5606/oj

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C/2024/5606

30.9.2024

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 26 June 2024 – British American Tobacco Belgium NV, Nicoventures Holdings Ltd v Belgische Staat

(Case C-448/24, British American Tobacco Belgium and Nicoventures Holdings)

(C/2024/5606)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: British American Tobacco Belgium NV, Nicoventures Holdings Ltd

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Is Article 20(3)(c) of Directive (EU) 2014/40, (1) read in conjunction with Article 7(6) of the same Directive, to be interpreted as requiring Member States to prohibit, with regard to the placing on the market of electronic cigarettes and refill containers, nicotine-containing liquid from containing additives that facilitate inhalation or nicotine uptake, as provided for in Article 7(6)(d), even if the electronic cigarette does not produce combustion or smoke?


(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 (OJ 2014 L 127, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5606/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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