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We've reworked our old manifesto . How's this one? Please comment 
Vapers In Power exists to uphold the right of ex-smokers to practise Harm Reduction using their various types of ecigs, whether the devices are technically-advanced or those resembling cigarettes.
We are committed to the freedom of choice for current and future smokers in using their preferred type of ecigs and flavoured eliquid.
We call for Article 20 to be removed from the Tobacco Products Directive on the grounds that ecigs are not tobacco products. Furthermore, we reject the provisions of Article 20 because it is based on a misrepresentation of scientific studies, because it will render ecigs ineffectual, and because it gives tobacco products a distinctly unfair advantage over the much less harmful alternative. The TPD limits the nicotine strength in eliquids to an arbitrary and unscientific 20 mg/ml, based on a misreading of a paper by Dr Farsalinos. It limits bottle size to 10ml, based on since discredited 18th Century notions of nicotine toxicity - again the current science was ignored by the EU. It ignores any real concerns of safety that most ecig users would welcome regulation on - e.g. limits on diketones. It applies an advertising ban on a product that has not been shown to harm, and in fact is starting to generate measurable population-level health benefits. It imposes a 6-month notification regime for new ecig products with no justification. It allows member states to ban all non-medical ecigs. It proposes outrageously expensive and largely irrelevant testing procedures. It allows member states to ban flavourings - i.e. to neuter the thing that is keeping smokers off their cigarettes.. The Tobacco Products Directive is designed to give combusted tobacco and ineffective Nicotine Replacement Treatments an unfair advantage over ecigs, the much less harmful alternative.
We support the continuation of general consumer product regulations applying to ecigs and eliquid with certain provisos:
We call for new legislation to regulate the sales of ecigs to minors. We are in favour of appropriate warnings on eliquid bottles that reflect modern scientific understanding regarding the toxicity of nicotine and which comply with any relevant CLP regulations. We are committed to affordable and effective testing for known or potential dangers in flavoured eliquid, and for eliquid manufacturers to be inspected for hygiene under existing legislation. We believe that existing consumer legislation is sufficient for the safety of batteries and chargers. We also want ecig vendors to supply comprehensive guidelines about battery and charger safety with ecig battery products. We do not accept that ecigs should be classified as either tobacco or medicinal products because they are neither; they are a general consumer product.
We will push for action against bogus science and propaganda that endangers life.
We will support the thriving, small ecig businesses which are driving innovation in the ecig sector and boosting local economies by employing local people.
We will support the pub industry by campaigning for ecigs to be permitted in more pubs.
We believe that the maximum taxation for ecigs and eliquid should be at the VAT rate; it would be morally wrong to have a 'sin tax' on this much less harmful alternative to tobacco.
We defend the right of individuals to use ecigs in all outside public spaces.
We defend the right of the individual to decide whether ecig use should be permitted on their property.
We are committed to educating both individuals and corporate bodies with regards to the facts of ecig use and harm reduction.
We call on employers who prohibit the use of ecigs in the workplace to re-assess their policies and at minimum provide separate shelters.
We defend the right of freedom of speech to discuss ecigs in public, and for ecig products to be advertised.
Vapers In Power exists to uphold the right of ex-smokers to practise Harm Reduction using their various types of ecigs, whether the devices are technically-advanced or those resembling cigarettes.
We are committed to the freedom of choice for current and future smokers in using their preferred type of ecigs and flavoured eliquid.
We call for Article 20 to be removed from the Tobacco Products Directive on the grounds that ecigs are not tobacco products. Furthermore, we reject the provisions of Article 20 because it is based on a misrepresentation of scientific studies, because it will render ecigs ineffectual, and because it gives tobacco products a distinctly unfair advantage over the much less harmful alternative. The TPD limits the nicotine strength in eliquids to an arbitrary and unscientific 20 mg/ml, based on a misreading of a paper by Dr Farsalinos. It limits bottle size to 10ml, based on since discredited 18th Century notions of nicotine toxicity - again the current science was ignored by the EU. It ignores any real concerns of safety that most ecig users would welcome regulation on - e.g. limits on diketones. It applies an advertising ban on a product that has not been shown to harm, and in fact is starting to generate measurable population-level health benefits. It imposes a 6-month notification regime for new ecig products with no justification. It allows member states to ban all non-medical ecigs. It proposes outrageously expensive and largely irrelevant testing procedures. It allows member states to ban flavourings - i.e. to neuter the thing that is keeping smokers off their cigarettes.. The Tobacco Products Directive is designed to give combusted tobacco and ineffective Nicotine Replacement Treatments an unfair advantage over ecigs, the much less harmful alternative.
We support the continuation of general consumer product regulations applying to ecigs and eliquid with certain provisos:
We call for new legislation to regulate the sales of ecigs to minors. We are in favour of appropriate warnings on eliquid bottles that reflect modern scientific understanding regarding the toxicity of nicotine and which comply with any relevant CLP regulations. We are committed to affordable and effective testing for known or potential dangers in flavoured eliquid, and for eliquid manufacturers to be inspected for hygiene under existing legislation. We believe that existing consumer legislation is sufficient for the safety of batteries and chargers. We also want ecig vendors to supply comprehensive guidelines about battery and charger safety with ecig battery products. We do not accept that ecigs should be classified as either tobacco or medicinal products because they are neither; they are a general consumer product.
We will push for action against bogus science and propaganda that endangers life.
We will support the thriving, small ecig businesses which are driving innovation in the ecig sector and boosting local economies by employing local people.
We will support the pub industry by campaigning for ecigs to be permitted in more pubs.
We believe that the maximum taxation for ecigs and eliquid should be at the VAT rate; it would be morally wrong to have a 'sin tax' on this much less harmful alternative to tobacco.
We defend the right of individuals to use ecigs in all outside public spaces.
We defend the right of the individual to decide whether ecig use should be permitted on their property.
We are committed to educating both individuals and corporate bodies with regards to the facts of ecig use and harm reduction.
We call on employers who prohibit the use of ecigs in the workplace to re-assess their policies and at minimum provide separate shelters.
We defend the right of freedom of speech to discuss ecigs in public, and for ecig products to be advertised.
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