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Council Directive 2002/10/EC of 12 February 2002 amending Directives 92/79/EEC, 92/80/EEC and 95/59/EC as regards the structure and rates of excise duty applied on manufactured tobacco · European Union

(12) Member States should be given more effective means to deal with unfair pricing practices or the appearance of products which disrupt the market. This objective can be achieved by authorising Member States to levy a minimum excise duty on cigarettes on condition that it does not exceed the excise duty levied on 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.