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Activities of Paul NUTTALL related to 2012/0366(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0366(COD)

Amendments (24)

Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘cigarillo’ means a small type of cigar with a diameter of up to 8 mm;deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields of cigarettes shall be measured on the basis of ISO standards 4387 for tar, 10315 for nicotine, and 8454 for carbon monoxide.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall send the Commission a list of approved laboratories, specifying the criteria used for approval and the methods of monitoring applied, and update it whenever any change is made. The Commission shall make the list of approved laboratories as indicated by Member States publicly available.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of the methods of measurement that they use for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Based on these methods, and taking into account scientific and technical developments as well as internationally agreed standards the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt methods of measurement.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to submit to their competent authorities a list of all ingredients, and quantities thereof, used in the manufacture of the tobacco products by brand name and type, as well as their emissions and yields. Manufacturers or importers shall also inform the competent authorities of the concerned Member States if the composition of a product is modified affecting the information provided under this Article. Information required under this Article shall be submitted prior to the placing of the market of a new or modified tobacco product.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The list shall be accompanied by a statement setting out the reasons for the inclusion of such ingredients in those tobacco products. The list shall indicate their status, including whether the ingredients have been registered under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as well as their classification under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures . The list shall also be accompanied by the toxicological data available to the manufacturer or importer regarding these ingredients in burnt or unburnt form as appropriate, referring in particular to their effects on health of consumers and taking into account, inter alia, any addictive effects. The list shall be established in descending order of the weight of each ingredient included in the product. Other than for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide and for emissions referred to in Article 4 paragraph 4, the manufacturers and importers shall indicate the measurement methods used. Member States may also require manufacturers or importers to carry out other tests as may be laid down by the competent national authorities in order to assess the effects of substances on health, taking into account, inter alia, their addictiveness and toxicity.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down and if necessary update the format for the submission and dissemination of the information specified in paragraphs 1 and 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. All data and information to be provided to and by Member States under this Article shall be provided in electronic form. Member States shall store the information electronically and shall ensure that the Commission has access to the information at all times. Other Member States shall have access to this information upon justified request. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that trade secrets and other confidential information are treated in a confidential manner.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour. 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. Member States shall notify the Commission of measures taken pursuant to this paragraph.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure their graphic integrity and visibility, health warnings shall be irremovably printed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted, including by tax stamps, price marks, tracking and tracing marks, security features or by any type of wrapper, pouch, jacket, box or other device or by the opening of the unit packet.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 7540 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 834 #
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 diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.deleted
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 849 #
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 diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13 Appearance and content of unit packets 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. 2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet. 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. 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.deleted
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 866 #
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
Amendment 867 #
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
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet.deleted
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
[...]deleted
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23 Report 1. No later than five 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 application of this Directive. With a view to drafting the report, the Commission shall be assisted by scientific and technical experts in order to have all the necessary information available. 2. In the report, the Commission shall indicate in particular the features which should be reviewed or developed in the light of developments in scientific and technical knowledge, including the development of internationally agreed rules and standards on products, and shall pay special heed to: (a) the experience gained with respect to the design of package surfaces not governed by this Directive taking into account national, international, legal, economic and scientific developments; (b) market developments in novel tobacco products considering, inter alia, notifications received under Article 17; (c) market developments which amount to a substantial change of circumstances. The Member States shall provide the Commission with assistance and all available information for carrying out the assessment and preparing the report. 3. The report shall be accompanied by any proposals for amendments to this Directive which the Commission deems necessary to adapt it to developments in the field of tobacco and related products, to the extent necessary for the operation of the internal market, and to take into account any new developments based on scientific facts and developments on internationally agreed product standards.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1324 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26
Article 26 Transitional provision Member States may allow the following products, which are not in compliance with this Directive, to be placed on the market until [Publications Office, please insert the exact date: entry into force + 24 months]: (a) tobacco products; (b) nicotine containing products below the threshold set out in Article 18(1); (c) herbal products for smoking.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI