ECJ SAYS EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S USA CASE WAS LEGAL
September 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected RJ Reynolds and Japan Tobacco's request it declare the European Commission acted beyond its powers when launching a 2000 racketeering case at a US New York district court. This legal action was subsequently lost, but the tobacco companies have failed in challenging the Commission's right to launch the case.
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THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected RJ Reynolds and Japan Tobacco's request it declare the European Commission acted beyond its powers when launching a 2000 racketeering case at a US New York district court. This legal action was subsequently lost, but the tobacco companies have failed in challenging the Commission's right to launch the case.
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