EU versus Columbus Cigars: An absurd spectacle
Columbus Cigars. A report about the struggle for survival of small cigar manufacturers on the Canary Islands - and about a Swiss importer who won't give up. Kolumbus Cigars are...
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Federal Court of Justice does not allow appeal: judgement of the Munich Higher Regional Court on the use of designations such as „Cuba“ and „Havana“ now legally binding
The Cuban cigar manufacturer Corporación Habanos, S.A. had filed a lawsuit against the labelling of cigars made from non-Cuban tobacco with „Cuba“ and other Cuban designations of origin. After the regional court...
Banned: ‚Habano Seed‘ for non-Cuban cigars according to court judgement
Designations such as „Habano Seed“, „Cuba“ and „Havana“ are not permitted for cigars made from non-Cuban tobaccos. In response to a complaint by Corporación Habanos S.A., the...
Tobacco advertising ban!
Tobacco advertising ban in Switzerland. What do we do? Zigarren.Zone has grown into a wonderful community. Every year, over 100,000 readers enjoy the...
Tobacco advertising ban: New structure at Zigarren.Zone
Tobacco advertising ban: New structure at Zigarren.Zone. In order to create clarity, because of the tobacco advertising ban in Switzerland, we have reorganised our website. The reorganisation brings clarity to the website...
„Cuba“ and „Havana“ are not authorised for cigars made from non-Cuban tobaccos
Designations such as „Cuba“ and „Havana“ are not permitted for cigars made from non-Cuban tobaccos. A recent court judgement by Munich Regional Court confirms this once again. The court judgement concerns Germany. Action by the...
Prohibition of enclosed packaging in Germany - the facts
Prohibition of packaging in Germany: Cigars may only be sold separately without jars. Jars are sold separately. Ashtrays and cigar boards are also subject to the prohibition on packaging. Why? I...
The Netherlands bans cigar lounges: the facts
According to the law, all cigar lounges in the Netherlands are to close on 1 January 2022. Rumours and false reports are circulating on the internet. For example, the topic „Standardised packaging in Holland from 01.01.2022“...
Heinrich Villiger and 5 cigars Answers
Heinrich Villiger and 5 cigars Answers: At the beginning of 2021, I sent Heinrich Villiger 5 questions on the subject of „Laws against cigars“. Heinrich Villiger is a living...
H.Upmann Magnum 56 in a porcelain jar is here
H.Upmann Magnum 56 in a porcelain jar is here! Before I present this treasure, I would like to introduce you to the new ban in Germany. Addendum from 07.10.21:...
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