Revision of the Tobacco Products Directive to meet challenges in tobacco control in the EU
By Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
On 19 December 2012 the European Commission adopted its proposal to revise the Tobacco Products Directive of 2001, to reflect recent developments in the tobacco market, new scientific findings and international commitments.
Tobacco is the single largest avoidable health risk in the EU, accounting for nearly 700 000 premature deaths each year and millions of life years spent in poor health.
This is why the EU strives to regulate tobacco products in a way that reflects their harm to health, to discourage people from taking up smoking, to help smokers to quit, to protect pe
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