4 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2012/0366(COD)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Tobacco production in disadvantaged areas, especially the outermost regions, which is often associated with specific environmental, geographical and cultural conditions and craft-based, environmentally-friendly methods, should receive special attention from the EU, which should allow the Member State the possibility of applying specific measures to maintain production in these regions.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36a) ‘reduced-harm tobacco product’ means a tobacco product which has been shown, on the basis of scientific evidence, to demonstrably reduce the harmful effects of smoking, regardless of whether the product in question qualifies as a novel tobacco product under the terms of Article 2(23).
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In connection with the marketing of reduced-harm tobacco products, Member States shall introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. They shall also specify rules applicable to the scientific assessment of risk and the type of evidence to be presented, including, but not only, clinical and non- clinical information and other available studies examining how consumers use and perceive the product. Member States may diverge from the requirements laid down by this Directive in relation to authorised reduced-harm products in order to illustrate their less harmful nature.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Novel tobacco products placed on the market shall respect the requirements set out in this Directive, unless otherwise authorised as provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article. The provisions applicable depend on whether the products fall under the definition of smokeless tobacco product in point (29) of Article 2 or tobacco for smoking in point (33) of Article 2.