A ruling by Switzerland\u2019s highest federal court has paved the way for the legal sale of snus, according to Sweden’s TT news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case stems from a 2016 incident whereby Swiss customs refused to allow the import of a large shipment of snus. The decision was consequently then appealed by the Wellauer tobacco company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country\u2019s highest federal court has now ruled that there is no legal basis for a ban on snus, as Switzerland allows the sale of cigarettes, which are more dangerous to public health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This makes Switzerland the third country in Europe where snus has been legalised following Norway and Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We will review the ruling carefully and then make a decision on what opportunities it may bring,” Swedish Match spokesperson Patrik Hildingsson told TT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Swiss government has previously submitted a bill to allow the sale of snus in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Caroni, the lawyer who represented Wellauer in court, said she was pleased by the verdict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It almost never happens that the federal court strikes down a federal council ordinance as unconstitutional, even arbitrary,\u201d he told the Tagblatt newspaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis decision is highly explosive politically \u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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