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| Eurocomissiom decided to file a charge against France in European Court of Justice because of minimum level of retail prices that the Government of this country has established as compared with the prices of other countries – members of EU.
In message of Eurocomission s Press Service is said that EC claims to increase excise rates on cigarettes for the purpose of smoking control.
According to executive branch of European Union, retention of minimum prices on cigarettes infringes free competition in EU and provides benefits to particular tobacco manufactures.
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