For the sake of smokers, it is to be hoped that the European Court of Justice reaches a different conclusion to that of its Advocate General when considering the EU’s ban on snus.Read More
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The main weapon for battling the illegal trade in tobacco products seems to be locked away in an international protocol that was adopted in November 2012 but that has yet to enter into force.Read More
If there is to be a debate on electronic cigarettes, what better place than one designed for debates: parliament; in this case the EU Parliament?Read More
There is an obsession with cigarette delivery levels in the EU even though delivery levels are not considered to be a measurable health issue. Smoking, it is said, kills.Read More
A question has been raised about ‘Filtergate’, but a more pertinent question might ask why the EU insists on delivery maximums when it believes that delivery levels do not affect health outcomes.Read More
A question has been raised about the possible de facto ban on the export of cigarettes from the EU to countries that won’t accept track-and-trace coding on tobacco packaging.Read More
EU in denial over snus
It has long been known that snus use has almost ousted tobacco smoking in Sweden, along with the diseases caused by smoking. Now, the same seems to be happening in Norway. Read More
It would seem that while the EU Commission is not officially in favor of banning smoking in films, it would not be unhappy if such scenes didn’t exist.Read More
The EU Commission has done the right thing in opposing for now the imposition of excise tax on electronic cigarettes and HNB devices, both of which seem to offer health benefits.Read More
EU policy allows the sale of cigarettes in member states but bans – except in Sweden – the sale of a less-risky, alternative product, snus. Next week that ban is due to be challenged in court.Read More