Activities of Preslav BORISSOV related to 2012/0366(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products should be allowed, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour.. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Exemption should be made for menthol cigarettes as they are considered being traditional tobacco flavour products and should not be classified with the other flavoured tobacco products. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are lessThis should be addressed. The above mentioned texts and features should be removed and replaced by a common statement 'all cigarettes are equally harmful'. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressedThis would objectively inform the consumer that slim or menthol cigarettes represent the same danger as ordinary cigarettes.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Cross-border distance sales of tobacco facilitate access to tobacco products of young people and risk to undermine compliance with the requirements provided for by tobacco control legislation and in particular by this Directive. Common rules on a notification system are necessary to ensure that this Directive achieves its full potential. The provision on notification of cross-border distance sales of tobacco in this Directive should apply notwithstanding the notification procedure set out in Directive 2000/31/ECMoreover, it could make easier the flow of counterfeited products ofn the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services. Business to consummarket. Therefore, cross-border distance sales of tobacco products is further regulated by Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, which will be replaced by Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, as of 13 June 2014should be prohibited.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the prohibition of cross-border distance sales of tobacco products;
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35a) 'traditional tobacco flavour' means a tobacco flavour that has been continuously used in a Member State or part thereof for at least 30 years;
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour. Exemption shall be applicable for menthol as it is considered being traditional tobacco flavour and can not be classified with the other tobacco flavours.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure their graphic integrity and visibility, hHealth warnings shall be irremovably printed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted, including byvisible. All kinds of tax stamps, price marks, tracking and tracing marks, security features or by any type of wrapper, pouch, jacket, box or other device or by thewhen used shall allow the visibility and the readability of the health warnings. The same is applicable for the design of opening of the unit packet.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the health warnings of the main surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging are fully visible, including not being partially. When tobacco products are placed orn totally hidden or interrupted byhe market, wrappers, pouches, jacket, boxes or other devices when tobacco products are placedused shall allow the visibility and the readability onf the markethealth warnings.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
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;
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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 diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. A label with the statement "All cigarettes are equally harmful" shall be put on the unit packet.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage inprohibit cross- border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potentialof tobacco products to consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage in cross- border distance sales shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities: in the Union.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5