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Philip Morris Norway AS v Staten v/Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet

About this case:

Free movement of goods – Prohibition on the visual display of tobacco products – Articles 11 and 13 EEA – Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions – Selling arrangements – Protection of public health – Proportionality

Request from Oslo tingrett (Oslo District Court, Norway) for an Advisory Opinion in proceedings pending between Philip Morris Norway AS and the Norwegian State, represented by the Ministry of Health and Care Services, concerning whether Articles 11 and 13 EEA preclude a prohibition on putting tobacco products on display in sales outlets.