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Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States which on 1 July 2001 applied an overall minimum excise duty less than EUR 60 per 1000 cigarettes for cigarettes of the price category most in demand, may postpone up to and including 31 December 2004 the application of an overall minimum excise duty of EUR 60 per 1000 cigarettes for cigarettes of the price category most in demand.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.