CELEX: 62020CC0452
Language: en
Date: 2021-10-14 00:00:00
Title: Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar delivered on 14 October 2021.#PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Directive 2014/40/EU – Article 23(3) – World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – Prohibition on selling tobacco products to minors – Rules on penalties – Effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties – Obligation on sellers of tobacco products to verify the buyer’s age when selling those products – Fine – Operation of a tobacconist’s shop – Suspension of trading licence for a period of 15 days – Principle of proportionality – Precautionary principle.#Case C-452/20.