EU tobacco control update

Fiona Godfrey

Consultant in EU policy

88 Rue des Sources

L-2542

Luxembourg

Tel +352 2668 3301

Email:fgodfrey@pt.lu

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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:

officekorcok@foreign.gov.sk

Mr Juraj Migaš Fax No.:+32 2/74-36-888 slovakmission@pmsreu.be

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Convention members

Mr Jan Figel Fax No: 00421/2/54418532 Email: jan_figel@nrsr.sk

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: borisz@ba.psg.sk

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!