Inclusive report promised

The EU Commission has said that it will take into account all relevant information as it prepares for the submission in 2021 of its implementation report on the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
It was responding to an Irish member of the EU Parliament who had asked if the Commission would be taking account the contents of a UK parliamentary report and a letter signed by four academics – both of which had come out in favor of vaping – when the Commission produced its implementation report on the TPD.
In a preamble to his questions, Luke Ming Flanagan asked, with reference to the Commission’s statement that it continuously monitored developments, whether it was aware of the recent all-party UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report that was published on August 17 and that came out strongly in favor of vaping.
He asked also; was the Commission aware of the submission to the World Health Organization of a letter signed by four top academics, again outlining, in great detail, the case in favor of vaping.
And he asked if the Commission could confirm that it would now take those reports into consideration in the implementation report it was required to submit in 2021, in line with Article 28(1) of the directive.
In reply the Commission said it had taken note of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report on E-cigarettes and was aware of the letter sent to the WHO by Dr. Abrams, Mr. Bates, Dr. Niaura and Mr. Sweanor on September 3, 2018.
‘The Commission will take all relevant reports and information into consideration for the upcoming implementation report that the Commission is required to submit in 2021, in line with Article 28(1) of the Tobacco Products Directive,’ it replied.