Hearings
European Union
04 May 2016 (Case C-547/14); EU:C:2016:325; [2017] QB 327; [2016] 3 WLR 973; [2016] WLR (D) 235, ECJ
R (Philip Morris Brands SARL) v Secretary of State for Health (Imperial Tobacco Ltd intervening)
Additional names
Philip Morris Brands SARL and Others v Secretary of State for Health
Subject Matter
EUROPEAN UNION — Directive — Validity — Approximation and harmonisation of laws — Tobacco and related products — Directive prohibiting inclusion on labelling of any feature promoting product or encouraging consumption — Directive not affecting right of member states to maintain or introduce further requirements in relation to standardisation of packaging — Whether Directive valid — FEU Treaty, art 114FEU — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 11 — Parliament and Council Directive 2014/40/EU, arts 7, 8, 9, 10, 13(1), 18, 24
(Case C-547/14); EU:C:2016:325; [2017] QB 327; [2016] 3 WLR 973; [2016] WLR (D) 235, ECJ