4 Amendments of Cecilia WIKSTRÖM related to 2012/0366(COD)
Amendment 72 #
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 prohibitMember States and regions 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 peopleMember States with a tradition of using oral tobacco shall have an opportunity to apply for a national or regional derogation from the prohibition on cultural or historical grounds. 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 90 #
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, without prejudice to Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market, without prejudice to Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.
Amendment 135 #
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. Member States and regions of Member States with a tradition of using oral tobacco shall have an opportunity to apply for a national or regional derogation from the prohibition on cultural or historical grounds.