The European Commission’s Executive Body has sent a warning letter (formally called ‘letters of formal notice’) to the Czech Republic, Italy, Hungary and Spain as they have not complied with European tobacco advertising laws.
The commission wants the countries now to implement the directive and work on the loopholes that exist in the media sphere. It wants to completely ban the promotion of advertising in the print media, television, radio and over the Internet.
The commission seems to be on rigid ground this time as it has warned the countries if they do not comply with the law EU law, it will refer the defaulter countries to the European Court of Justice.
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