L'appel de la Communauté a été soutenu par des interventions formelles, appelées "amicus curiae briefs", de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé et de deux organisations américaines, la campagne antitabac Tobacco-Free Kids et la Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA).
The EC's appeal has been supported by formal interventions, known as "amicus curiae" briefs, by the World Health Organisation and two U.S. organisations, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA).