The cigarette is the most highly regulated consumer product in Europe.
What does the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40 do?
- Combined Health Warnings on each cigarette pack.
- Removal of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide labelling
- Health warnings must cover 65% of the front and back of cigarette and roll-your-own tobacco packages
- Combined Health Warnings on each cigarette pack.
- (Picture, text and information on how to stop)
- Health warnings must cover 65% of the front and back of cigarette and roll-your-own tobacco packages
Packs:
- Bans small packages for certain tobacco products
- Bans descriptors such as natural or organic
- Packs must contain 20 cigarettes and weight 30g per pouch
Packs:
- Bans small packages for certain tobacco products
- Bans descriptors such as natural or organic
- Packs must contain 20 cigarettes and weight 30g per pouch
Ingredients:
- Ban on flavoured tobacco such as fruit, spice, herbs etc
- An exemption for menthol flavours until May 2020
- Tobacco Industry must submit detailed reports about the ingredients used in products
Ingredients:
- Ban on flavoured tobacco such as fruit, spice, herbs etc
- An exemption for menthol flavours until May 2020
- Tobacco Industry must submit detailed reports about the ingredients used in products
Traceability:
Introduces EU-wide tracking and tracing to combat the illicit trade of tobacco products
Traceability:
Introduces EU-wide tracking and tracing to combat the illicit trade of tobacco products
New products:
- Sets out safety, quality and notification requirements for electronic cigarettes
- Child resistant/tamper evident packaging is required for liquids and devices
- Obliges manufacturers and importers to notify EU countries about new products before placing them on the EU market.
New products:
- Sets out safety, quality and notification requirements for electronic cigarettes
- Child resistant/tamper evident packaging is required for liquids and devices
- Obliges manufacturers and importers to notify EU countries about new products before placing them on the EU market.