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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 1,370 cases from 35 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€7mTotal of monetary amounts
€7mLargest single case: Philip Morris Italia S.r.l.
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1 case

9 Jun 2026 Philip Morris Italia S.r.l.AGCM fines Philip Morris Italia €7m over "senza fumo" (smoke-free) advertising ItalyMisleading advertising and pricing €7m

Philip Morris Italia widely promoted heated tobacco devices, e-cigarettes and nicotine products for oral use with phrases such as "senza fumo" (smoke-free) and a "smoke-free future"; the AGCM considered this misleading because it suggested that the products were harmless or less harmful, although they can endanger health and safety. The authority imposed a fine of 7,000,000 EUR and prohibited continuation; the proceedings were triggered by a report from the Ministry of Health.

What organisations can take from it

Health-related advertising claims must be complete and substantiated, and a slogan such as "smoke-free" must not imply that a product is harmless.

Relevance to training and awareness

Health-related advertising claims for tobacco and nicotine products

Authority / court
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 20, 21 Abs. 1 und 3, 22 Codice del consumo (D.lgs. 206/2005)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other
Published
10 Jun 2026

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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