18.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 437/22
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 16 October 2017 — Japan Tobacco International SA, Japan Tobacco International France SAS v Premier ministre, Ministre de l’Action et des Comptes publics, Ministre des Solidarités et de la Santé
(Case C-596/17)
(2017/C 437/26)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Conseil d’État
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Japan Tobacco International SA, Japan Tobacco International France SAS
Defendants: Premier ministre, Ministre de l’Action et des Comptes publics, Ministre des Solidarités et de la Santé
Questions referred
1.
Must Directive [2011]/64/EU of 21 June 2011 (1) be interpreted, as regards the definitions of tobacco products set out in Articles 2, 3 and 4 thereof, as also governing the price of packaged tobacco products?
2.
If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, must Article 15 of Directive 2011/64/EU, in laying down the principle that the price of tobacco products must be determined freely, be interpreted as prohibiting a rule setting the price of those products per 1 000 items or 1 000 grams which, in effect, prohibits manufacturers of tobacco products from adjusting their prices on the basis of potential differences in the cost of packaging those products?
(1) Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco (OJ 2011 L 176, p. 24).
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