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ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: TPD Evaluation Report - Open Evidence Report - Belgian Ban - PRDT Letter to the Commission - Rise of the pragmatists - Ten reasons to dislike the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Impacts of the UK disposable ban - Health Risks of Dual Use - Country updates. Read on for more.
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On Thursday 2 April, the European Commission published its much anticipated Evaluation Report (ER) on the legislative framework for tobacco control (TPD).
Not an evaluation. The report notes the small decline in smoking between 2012 and 2023 from 28% to 24% and attributes this decline, without evidence, to the EU tobacco control framework. There is nothing in the ER that shows that any of the policies in the TPD or TAD had any effect, or that some policies worked while others did not, and no comparisons are made with declines in other countries or globally. The Evaluation Report is a bureaucrats’ evaluation, focussed on rule-making activity, implementation, and compliance: it does not address whether the tobacco control framework is an effective public health or consumer protection regime.
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On 16 April ETHRA wrote to all EU Commissioners to express our serious concerns regarding the comments made on February 6th during a meeting of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters in the European Parliament and the recent media coverage quoting excessive tax increases about to be adopted by European Legislation.
Read more: Urgent appeal against any significant tax increases for safer nicotine products
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ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: TPD Evaluation Report - Tax Directive - EU’s Bloomberg Report - Irish Flavour Ban - Smokefree Sweden - Save Vaping Website Launch - War on Vaping Defies Science and Reality - Review of Nicotine Pouches - Country updates. Read on for more.
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- Scientific and public health experts support consumer position on tobacco taxation
- Letter to Health Commissioner Varhelyi regarding vapes and 'popcorn lung'
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- False and misleading statements about vaping
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- EU Council Updated Recommendation on Smoke-Free Environments