Activities of Csaba Sándor TABAJDI related to 2012/0366(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting and adapting maximum yields for emissions and their measurement methods, setting maximum levels for ingredients that increase toxicity, addictiveness or attractiveness, establishing a negative list of additives which result in a product with characterizing flavour, the use of health warnings, unique identifiers and security features in the labelling and packaging, defining key elements for contracts on data storage with independent third parties, reviewing certain exemptions granted to tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll- your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products and reviewing the nicotine levels for nicotine containing products. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 2 establishing a negative list of additives which result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market. In order to ensure consumers' right to have access to proper information, the different levels of harmfulness shall be indicated in the package of the tobacco product by distinguishing two categories: very harmful and extremely harmful. These categories shall be indicated by one to two black points, and text warnings taking into account the fact that all tobacco products are harmful.