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22 Amendments of Cristiana MUSCARDINI related to 2012/0366(COD)

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. ~~These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm.~~ For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Prohibited elements and features may include – but are not limited to – texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs~~, misleading colours, inserts~~ or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves ~~or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diame~~. The provision to consumers of factual information on the product may not be prohibited. Trade marks registered prior to the dater o~~f less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading~~n which this Directive enters into force may not be prohibited.

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.deleted

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.deleted

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f

~~(f) the intended market of retail sale;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g

~~(g) the intended shipment rou~~delete;d

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h

~~(h) where applicable, the importer into the Union;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i

~~(i) the actual shipment route from manufacturing to the first retail outlet, including all warehouses us~~deleted;

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j

~~(j) the identity of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outlet;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k

~~(k) the invoice, order number and payment records of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outlet.~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of tobacco products provide all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outlet, including importers, warehouses and transporting companies with the necessary equipment allowing for the recording of the tobacco products purchased, sold, stored, transported or otherwise handled. The equipment shall be able to read and transmit the data electronically to a data storage facility pursuant to paragraph 6.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5

5. Recorded data cannot be modified or deleted by any economic operator involved in the trade of tobacco products, but the economic operator that introduced the data and other economic operators directly concerned by the transaction such as the supplier or the recipient can comment on previously introduced data. The economic operator concerned shall add the correct data and a reference to the previous entry which requires rectification in their view. In exceptional circumstances and upon submission of adequate evidence, the competent authority in the Member State in which the recording took place or if the recording took place outside the Union the competent authority in the Member State of importation, can authorise the modification or deletion of data previously registered.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 6

6. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products conclude data storage contracts with an independent third party, which shall host the data storage facility for data relating to the manufacturer and importer concerned. The data storage facility shall be physically located on the territory of the Union. The suitability of the third party, in particular its independence and technical capacities, as well as the contract, shall be approved and monitored by an external auditor, who is proposed and paid by the tobacco manufacturer and approved by the Commission. Member States shall ensure full transparency and accessibility of the data storage facilities for the competent authorities of the Member States, the Commission and the independent third party on a permanent basis. In duly justified cases Member States or the Commission can provide manufacturers or importers access to this information, provided commercially sensitive information remains adequately protected in conformity with the relevant national and Union legislations.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 7

~~7. Member States shall ensure that personal data are only processed in accordance with the rules and safeguards laid down in Directive 95/46/EC.~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9

~~9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to: (a) to define the key elements (such as duration, renewability, expertise required, confidentiality) of the contract referred to in paragraph 6, including its regular monitoring and evaluation; (b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and (c) to define the technical standards for the security feature and their possible rotation and to adapt them to scientific, market and technical development.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point a

~~(a) to define the key elements (such as duration, renewability, expertise required, confidentiality) of the contract referred to in paragraph 6, including its regular monitoring and evaluation;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b

~~(b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union an~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c

~~(c) to define the technical standards for the security feature and their possible rotation and to adapt them to scientific, market and technical development.~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 10

10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco shall be exempted from the application of paragraph 1 to 8 during a period of 5 years following the date referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 25.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI