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EU tobacco control update

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. Recent legislation. 2nd EU tobacco advertising directive Tobacco products directive Council Recommendation on tobacco control

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EU tobacco control update

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  1. 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

  2. Recent legislation • 2nd EU tobacco advertising directive • Tobacco products directive • Council Recommendation on tobacco control • Commission Proposal for a Regulation on sales promotions

  3. 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??

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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??

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Slovak Convention members Mr 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

  10. 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

  11. 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/

  12. 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

  13. 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!

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