State wants tobacco packaging challenge referred to EU court

irishtimes.com – 27 de Abril de 2015 – Irlanda

The State wants to have a legal challenge brought against its plan to introduce plain packaging on tobacco products referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Commercial Court has heard.

JTI Ireland Ltd has challenged the Government’s plan to bring in plain packaging claiming it cannot unilaterally introduce it on its products as a member of the EU.

In proceedings before the Commercial Court JTI is seeking orders preventing the Minister for Health, Ireland and the Attorney General from commencing the provisions of the recently passed Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015

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