Swedish Match takes new battle for the snuff – Västerbotten Courier

Swedish Match does not give up the fight to sell snus in the EU. Now begins snuff, further scrutiny of the sales ban, reports Swedish Radio Echo.

– We have initiated a legal process through the UK, to get our snus ban challenged in the European Court, said Hildingsson , Communications at Swedish Match, to the radio.

Since 1992, it is prohibited to sell snus in the EU internal market. Sweden got an exemption in connection with their membership. Try to get the ban lifted by the EU Court of Justice has not succeeded. But now it’s time for a new round, and snuff, referring to conditions for new tobacco products changed with the new directive regulating tobacco products.