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EU tobacco control update
Fiona Godfrey
Consultant in EU policy
88 Rue des Sources
L-2542
Luxembourg
Tel +352 2668 3301
Email:[email protected]
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Recent legislation
2nd EU tobacco advertising directive
Tobacco products directive Council Recommendation on
tobacco control Commission Proposal for a
Regulation on sales promotions
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Tobacco advertising directive Replaces Directive 1998/43/EC Bans “direct” advertising in press Sponsorship of cross border
events Internet advertising Radio advertising Comes into effect??
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Tobacco products directive Replaces three existing labeling
and regulatory directives Bans terms “light”, “mild” Increases warning label size Provides for disclosure of
ingredients Reduces tar, nicotine and carbon
monoxide levels
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Council Recommendation, December 2002
Non binding guidelines to member states advising countries to
ban “indirect” advertising Restrict vending machine sales Impose age limits for purchase of
cigarettes
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Legal developments
December 2002 - ECJ upheld tobacco products directive
Swedish Match now challenging Community ban on “snus” or oral tobacco in 2 cases from UK and Germany
FIA challenging legality of tobacco advertising directive - Germany to follow??
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EU and the FCTC
No formal change from INB-6 Germany maintaining reservation
on Article 13(2) advertising Legal v political problem NGO action What this means for EU and other
countries
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EU NGO activity
Biggest challenge in 2003 - the Convention on the Future of Europe
Two aims: To ensure that health protection
becomes an objective of the European Union and
To improve the current legal base for health
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Slovak Convention membersMr Ivan Korčok Fax No.: +421/2/59783209 Email:
Mr Juraj Migaš Fax No.:+32 2/74-36-888 [email protected]
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Convention members
Mr Jan Figel Fax No: 00421/2/54418532 Email: [email protected]
Dr Irena Belohorská Fax: 00421 2 5249 8353 Email:poslanecka_kancelaria@nextra.
sk
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Convention members
Mr Boris Zala Fax: +42154415992 Email: [email protected]
Mrs Zuzana Martinakova (No information) Convention web site http://european-convention.eu.int/
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Other developments
Framework programme on public health Funding available under health
determinants strand for tobacco control activities
Most candidate countries eligible for funding
Deadline for applications 16 May 2003 http://europa.eu.int/comm
/health/ph_programme/programme_en.htm
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Public health programme Think big!! Number of partners – at
least 3, preferably +6 (different countries)
Money – the more you ask for, the more likely your project is to be funded!