EU’s top court upholds ban on flavored cigarettes
16 February 2019 |
9:40 am
German company Planta Tabak had applied for an exemption from the 2014 EU directive on flavored tobacco products. But the EU's top court has ruled against the Berlin-based company and others making similar products.
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