National Committee for Tobacco Control v. British American Tobacco France
National Committee for Tobacco Control v. British American Tobacco France, Docket No. 20/00977, Nanterre Judicial Court (2021).
- France
- Feb 12, 2021
- Nanterre Judicial Court
National Committee for Tobacco Control v. British American Tobacco France, Docket No. 20/00977, Nanterre Judicial Court (2021).
This order for urgent proceedings was brought by the National Committee for Tobacco Control (CNCT) against British American Tobacco France (BAT France), which had posted on a website marketing an e-cigarette called "VYPE ePod" in violation of tobacco advertising and promotion laws. CNCT asked the Nanterre Judicial Court to compel BAT France to delete the site; to disclose to CNCT data on sales volumes and related information through the site; and to pay both advance compensation and compensation under relevant articles of the the French Code of Civil Procedure.
The Court referred the parties to appeal on the substance of the dispute, and provisionally reserved judgment as to the parties' claims. It dismissed CNCT's claims for the disclosure of sales data. It ordered deletion of certain language on the website and ordered BAT France to pay CNCT €1,000 as an advance payment on its claim for damages, €5,000 to CNCT in irrecoverable costs under the French Code of Civil Procedure, and legal costs.