Activities of Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK related to 2012/0366(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Reliable research shows that the level of tobacco growing in the EU is not linked to the number of EU citizens who smoke. At the same time, a majority of the tobacco grown in the EU comes from very small family farms, which find it very difficult to switch to a different production model. EU farmers should therefore have the opportunity to market the tobacco they produce for the needs of European consumers, while ensuring that the highest quality raw materials are used and complying with the standards on ingredients laid down in this Directive, without discriminating against tobacco varieties grown in unfavourable climatic conditions. In addition, Member States should take action to retrain tobacco farmers in order for them move into other agricultural sectors, particularly through the use of funds available under Regulation XXX (Rural Development).
Amendment 43 #
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 and used in particular to improve the quality of tobacco grown in the EU 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. 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 or between the same tobacco varieties grown under different climatic conditions.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste but is not essential to the process of manufacturing the tobacco product;
Amendment 145 #
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, particularly those which improve the quality of tobacco grown in unfavourable climatic conditions, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.