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ETHRA December news roundup

Published: 30 December 2021
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ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: BECA report adopted - BVRA joins ETHRA - Countries propose anti-vaping measures - Tobacco Tax Directive revision - UK leads the way in tobacco harm reduction - INNCO position statement on flavours. Read on for more. 

Read more: ETHRA December news roundup

Tobacco Excise Directive Revision: What is it and how could it affect users of safer nicotine products

Published: 27 December 2021
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What is the Tobacco Excise Tax Directive?

Excise duties are indirect taxes on the sale or use of goods such as alcohol/alcoholic drinks, fuel or tobacco products. 

Today, Directive 2011/64/EU “on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco” (Tobacco Excise Directive) covers product definitions, excise tax structure (how excise tax is calculated), tax base (what exactly is taxed, for example a cigarette stick or a kg of fine-cut tobacco), and tax level (how much the minimum tax per unit must be) for combustible tobacco (cigarettes, fine-cut tobacco, cigars, cigarillos, pipe and other smoking tobacco).

Read more: Tobacco Excise Directive Revision: What is it and how could it affect users of safer nicotine...

BECA report adopted - Positives for THR overshadowed by the threat of a flavour ban

Published: 14 December 2021
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On Thursday 9 December, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) met for the final time to vote on amendments and the Rapporteur’s report on how to strengthen Europe’s role in the fight against cancer. The report was adopted with 29 MEPs in favour, 1 against, and 4 abstentions. The final report will include 145 compromise amendments which were adopted in their entirety. Among those adopted is compromise amendment 8c which directly relates to safer nicotine products.

Read more: BECA report adopted - Positives for THR overshadowed by the threat of a flavour ban

ETHRA November news roundup

Published: 30 November 2021
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 breaking news November

ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: BECA debate ‘controversial’ issue of flavours - ETHRA, Sovape & Aiduce letters to BECA  - ACPAN joins ETHRA - Vape shop support increases smoking cessation - Nicotine pouch ban - sCOPe Livestream Library - Country updates. Read on for more.

Read more: ETHRA November news roundup

  1. The preservation of flavours is essential - ETHRA letter to BECA
  2. BECA draft report: second consideration of amendments
  3. ETHRA October news roundup
  4. ETHRA and partners write to the delegations of the European Parties to FCTC COP9
  5. ETHRA September news roundup
  6. Lithuania flavour ban - TRIS notification
  7. ETHRA August news roundup
  8. ETHRA July news roundup
  9. MEP support for harm reduction during presentation BECA Draft report
  10. The European Parliament’s role in Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
  11. Report on the application of the TPD
  12. ETHRA June news roundup
  13. ETHRA EU NICOTINE USERS SURVEY REPORT
  14. ETHRA May news roundup
  15. ETHRA's view on the SCHEER Opinion
  16. ETHRA April news roundup
  17. URGENT CALL TO ACTION FOR EU TAX CONSULTATION
  18. ETHRA March news roundup
  19. Eurobarometer: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes
  20. ETHRA February news roundup

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