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The European Commission Must Protect Our Jobs: European Tobacco Growers Oppose DGSANCO Tobacco Initiatives

it seems likely that the Directorate General for Health and Consumers has planned 'out and out war' on the tobacco industry when revising the Tobacco Products Directive.
PR Newswire
added Sep 12, 2012 10:13
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Europe’s Smoking Problem

The influx of contraband cigarettes has implications not just for public health–cheap cigarettes are widely thought to correlate with high smoking rates–but also for tax revenues. At a time when many member states are desperate for cash, the report estim
Wall Street Journal Blogs
added Jul 17, 2012 12:31
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[Europe] Tobacco industry-commissioned report: large decline in EU consumption, almost no change in illegal trade

Philip Morris’s press release is a misrepresentation of the findings of the KPMG report. In reality, the report revealed that tobacco tax hikes in the EU countries effectively reduced tobacco consumption and had no consistent impact on increasing the ill
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
added Jun 4, 2013 00:09
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[Europe] Tobacco Products Directive risks undermining IP rights in EU market

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is concerned that measures included within the newly introduced EU Tobacco Products Directive will result in a backwash of unintende
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (fr)
added Feb 20, 2013 19:46
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[Europe] EU will Menthol- und Slim- Zigaretten verbieten [ EU wants to ban menthol - and Slim - cigarettes ]

The EU Commission is putting pressure in the fight against smoking! Next week in order to propose the cigarette unit for Europe, menthol cigarettes and slim cigarettes ("slim-line") will be banned.
Bild.com (de)
added Dec 13, 2012 13:38
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[Europe] Tobacco directive: Inter-service consultation finally starts ($$)

On 30 November, the European Commission launched an inter-service consultation on the revision of Directive 2001/37/EC on tobacco products. This move, called for by all the stakeholders, was made only two days after the nomination of the new...
Europolitics (Europe Information Service) (be)
added Dec 1, 2012 11:25
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[Europe] Denmark to enforce smokeless tobacco ban

Government caves on EU's snus restrictions
Copenhagen Post (dk)
added Sep 10, 2012 11:07
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[Europe, UK] Donna Edmunds: How an obscure Swedish tobacco product could hold the key to reversing Cameron’s EU problems

Whilst not part of a treaty, the Tobacco Products Directive, which is currently being reworked, offers ample opportunities for Cameron’s team. Last broached ten years ago, the current directive is deemed out of date thanks to the arrival of new non-toba
ConservativeHome (blog) (uk)
added May 27, 2013 17:14
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[Spain] The emotional impact of European tobacco-warning images -- Muñoz et al. 22 (2): 123

Conclusion Findings suggest that the capability of the European tobacco-warning images to prompt negative attitudes to reduce tobacco consumption might not extend to the general population but would be limited to specific target groups.
Tobacco Control
added Feb 16, 2013 12:59
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[Belgium, Europe] Thousands demonstrate against planned EU-wide tobacco laws

tobacco retailers, who descended on Brussels to protest against the proposal, have complained that adoption of the directive would cause "serious damage" to 1.5 million operators, half of them tobacconists.
The Parliament Magazine (be)
added Feb 7, 2013 09:19
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