by EPHA | Jun 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
European Commission Proposal Revision of The Tobacco Products Directive. The Tobacco Products Directive (2001/37/EC) regulates the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products in the EU 27 Member States. This notably covers the use of health warnings on...
by EPHA | May 28, 2013 | News Release
Brussels, 28 May 2013 – Today, the Irish government has approved, with not a single vote against, the drafting of legislation for generic packaging for tobacco. The legislation will be drafted by the autumn and is expected to come into force by early next year....
by EPHA | May 28, 2013 | Position & Policy Papers
May 2013 – The new EU Tobacco Products Directive is an essential piece of legislation and can play a key role in achieving the objectives of “Europe 2020 – Europe’s Growth Strategy”: to keep people healthy and active longer, to help people prevent avoidable...
by EPHA | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
A research report by the University of Bath in the UK concludes that British tobacco firms have been using pricing strategies with the objective of undermining tobacco tax policy. Every year the British Government raises taxes on tobacco with the main objective of...
by EPHA | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
According to “Smoking and Health”, the latest report published by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, smoking in mental health patients is being neglected by the UK National Health Service, which results in a...
