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France is having none of this!
"Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products [First reading]
Interinstitutional file: 2012/0366 (COD)
– General approach
18068/12 SAN 337 MI 850 FISC 206 CODEC 3117
10382/13 SAN 196 MI 495 FISC 117 CODEC 1308
The Council reached a general approach on the basis of the text in doc. 10382/13 as amended at the meeting (the final text is in doc. 11483/13), with Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania indicating their opposition.
The Council also took note of the statements by Sweden and France to be entered into the Council minutes (as set out below).
France welcomes the fact that the EPSCO Council of 21 June agreed a general approach on the draft tobacco directive, which is a crucial public health issue. It nevertheless regrets that there was no agreement on excluding the provisions on electronic cigarettes from the text at this stage. While consideration should be given to drawing up EU regulations for this new product, it
would be premature to formulate a position on whether it can be legally described as a medicinal product without having access to all the research needed to identify its full effects. No scientific studies are currently available on the medium- and long-term effects of this product and on its consumption patterns. France calls on the Commission to ensure that studies are carried out before any decision is taken at EU level to draw up rules governing this product."
Source: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/13/st11/st11370-ad01.en13.pdf
France is having none of this!
"Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products [First reading]
Interinstitutional file: 2012/0366 (COD)
– General approach
18068/12 SAN 337 MI 850 FISC 206 CODEC 3117
10382/13 SAN 196 MI 495 FISC 117 CODEC 1308
The Council reached a general approach on the basis of the text in doc. 10382/13 as amended at the meeting (the final text is in doc. 11483/13), with Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania indicating their opposition.
The Council also took note of the statements by Sweden and France to be entered into the Council minutes (as set out below).
France welcomes the fact that the EPSCO Council of 21 June agreed a general approach on the draft tobacco directive, which is a crucial public health issue. It nevertheless regrets that there was no agreement on excluding the provisions on electronic cigarettes from the text at this stage. While consideration should be given to drawing up EU regulations for this new product, it
would be premature to formulate a position on whether it can be legally described as a medicinal product without having access to all the research needed to identify its full effects. No scientific studies are currently available on the medium- and long-term effects of this product and on its consumption patterns. France calls on the Commission to ensure that studies are carried out before any decision is taken at EU level to draw up rules governing this product."
Source: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/13/st11/st11370-ad01.en13.pdf
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