Activities of Alajos MÉSZÁROS related to 2012/0366(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Amendments (38)
Amendment 51 #
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 less 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 addressed.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) One of the aims of the Directive is to reduce the consumption of tobacco products, especially among young and vulnerable consumers, which will result in the decrease of the production of the tobacco in the European Union and can lead to loss of jobs, moving the industry outside the European Union and need to restructure the farms traditionally basing its production on tobacco. Therefore appropriate measures and financial support must be envisaged in the framework of the EU budget in order to counteract the economic and social consequences of the Directive.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Council Directive 89/622/EEC of 13 November 1989 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the labelling of tobacco products and the prohibition of the marketing of certain types of tobacco for oral use prohibited the sale in the Member States of certain types of tobacco for oral use. Directive 2001/37/EC confirmed this prohibition. Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden grants the Kingdom of Sweden derogation from this prohibition. The prohibition of the sale of oral tobacco should be maintained in order to prevent the introduction to the internal market of a product that is addictive, has adverse health effects and is attractive to young peopleUpholds the ban on tobacco products for oral use, however, such a ban should not affect historically traditional tobacco products for oral use, which may be allowed by individual Member States. For other smokeless tobacco products that are not produced for the mass market, a strict labelling and ingredients regulation is considered sufficient to contain market expansion beyond their traditional use.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 89 #
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, where it was unequivocally proved by scientific studies that the additive increases toxicity of the products or facilitate addiction.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 94 #
5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity, where it was unequivocally proved by scientific studies that the additive increases toxicity of the products or facilitate addiction. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, and roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) suggests that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others or has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) suggests that a particular tobacco product has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
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 diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) A Member State may exempt a product from the provisions under paragraph 1(b) if a manufacturer demonstrates that such product as it is actually used by the consumer will significantly reduce the risk of tobacco related disease to the tobacco user. Manufacturers shall submit to the competent authorities in the Member States scientific evidence substantiating the reduced risk benefit of the product. Member States shall be entitled to determine the criteria of such authorization taking as a basis a high level of protection of consumers and public health;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The unique, safe and impossible to duplicate identifier shall allow determining:
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 8
Article 14 – paragraph 8
8. In addition to the unique, safe and impossible to duplicate identifier, Member States shall require that all unit packets of tobacco products which are placed on the market carry a visible, tamper proof security feature of at least 1 cm², which shall be irremovably printed or affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or other elements mandated by legislation.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco for oral use, without prejudice to Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. This ban should, however, not affect historically traditional tobacco products for oral use, which may be allowed by individual Member States;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The negative economical and social consequences of the implementation of this Directive shall be counteracted by appropriate measures and financial support in the framework of the EU budget.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. No later than 2 years from the date specified in Article 25 paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the economic and social consequences of the application of this Directive
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [Publications Office, please insert the exact date: entry into force + 1836 months] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 7540 % of the external area of both the front and 50 % of the external area of the back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(24(3), 4(4), 8(4), 9(3) and 180(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(24(3), 4(4), 8(4), 9(3) and 180(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(24(3), 4(4), 8(4), 9(3) and 180(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.