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<p>The oral nicotine product snus was originally banned under Directive 92/41/EEC.
This ban was reaffirmed in 2001 and most recently in the Tobacco Products Directive
2014/40/EU, implemented in the United Kingdom by the Tobacco and Related Products
Regulations 2016. The Department has received a number of representations concerning
snus over recent years. The makers of snus, Swedish Match, have challenged the legality
of the ban on snus and this matter is currently before the European Court of Justice;
as such, the strength of the evidence for or against the ban is a matter for the Court
and the UK awaits the outcome of that case.</p>
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