04.05.2024 – The tobacco industry has its own way of celebrating the non-smoking month of May. They pay young people to lure other young people with tobacco on the street. But the “celebration” is not taking place this year. (Article image: AI-generated; (c) Pro Rauchfrei e.V.) From 2 May, throughout the whole month, cigarettes were … Read more
09.04.2024 Pro Rauchfrei withdraws its application for a temporary injunction and prepares an action on the main issue In today’s hearing before the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG) against the tobacco vending machine operator tobaccoland, we demanded that the opposing party refrain from offering cigarettes in vending machines if the images on the selection buttons … Read more
05.04.2024 Although Pro Rauchfrei e.V. obtained a landmark ruling from the Federal Court of Justice (BGH, 26 October 2023 – I ZR 176/19) in October last year after more than six years, according to which illustrations of packs must also show health warnings, regrettably nothing has changed in practice apart from a new pack design. … Read more