Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 October 2018

Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb GmbH & Co. KG v Stadt Kempten

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products — Directive 2014/40/EU — Ban on placing tobacco for oral use on the market — Definitions of ‘chewing tobacco’ and ‘tobacco for oral use’ — Paste composed of finely ground tobacco (Thunder Chewing Tobacco) and porous cellulose sachet portions filled with finely ground tobacco (Thunder Frosted Chewing Bags)

Case C-425/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
30/11/2018 Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2018:830
17/10/2018 Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2018:830
17/10/2018 Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb
Application (OJ)
29/09/2017 Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.16 Technical standards and regulations
      4.11.16.02 Importation and marketing


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 14/07/2017

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

17/10/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 455 from 17.12.2018, p.14

Application: OJ C 347 from 16.10.2017, p.8

Name of the parties

Günter Hartmann Tabakvertrieb

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Natterer, Andreas ; Sirakova, Ilyana: Unabsichtliches Verbot des Inverkehrbringens von Kautabak ?, Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2019 N°1 p.104-109 (DE)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services
  • Approximation of laws

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rodin

Advocate General

Saugmandsgaard Øe

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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