Message 002
Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2018) 02422
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2018/0446/B
No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.
(MSG: 201802422.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2018 0446 B EN 10-09-2018 B NOTIF
2. B
3A. SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie
Direction générale de la Qualité et de la Sécurité - Service Normalisation et Compétitivité - BELNotif
NG III – 5e étage
Boulevard Roi Albert II 16
B - 1000 Bruxelles
Tel: 02/277.93.71
3B. Service public fédéral Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement
Direction Générale Animaux, Végétaux et Alimentation
Service inspection produits de consommation
Eurostation, place Victor Horta 40/10, 1060 Saint-Gilles, Belgique
tel.: 02 524 73 73 et 02/ 524 74 73
mathieu.capouet@sante.belgique.be et eugenie.bertrand@sante.belgique.be
4. 2018/0446/B - X40M
5. Royal Decree on standardised packets of cigarettes, rolling tobacco and waterpipe tobacco
6. Standardised packets of tobacco products
7. - Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC Text with EEA relevance
8. The purpose of this regulation, based on Article 24 of Directive 2014/40/EU, is to standardise the presentation of packets of cigarettes, rolling tobacco and waterpipe tobacco. This Royal Decree (hereinafter referred to as ‘RD’) therefore aims to define the colour and elements which appear on the packaging of cigarettes, rolling tobacco and waterpipe tobacco.
Article 1 of this RD establishes its scope and Article 2 concerns the definitions.
Article 3 establishes the relationship between this RD and the Royal Decree of 5 February 2016 on the manufacture and placement on the market of tobacco products.
Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are the general provisions.
Article 4 states that the packets of these products shall be in a single shade of colour.
Article 5 states that besides the tobacco-based product, only the lining may be enclosed in a unit packet.
Article 6 prohibits certain techniques aimed at undermining the neutrality and uniformity of the unit packets, packaging and wrappers. This Article also prohibits any insert or other element inside the unit packets, outer packaging or wrappers.
Article 7 states that paper for cigarettes, cigarette tubes and rolling tobacco, shall be in a single colour.
Article 8 states that the outside and inside surfaces of unit packets, outer packaging and wrappers shall be smooth and, where unit packets or outer packaging are cuboid in shape, smooth and flat.
Article 9 concerns the specifications of the unit packets of rolling tobacco.
Article 10 indicates the wording which may be found on unit packets.
Article 11 establishes standardised packets for packets of cigarette tubes and paper for rolling tobacco whose trade name is the same as the trade name of the tobacco-based products.
Articles 12, 13 and 14 are the final provisions concerning the period for implementation and penalties in particular.
9. The provisions of the draft Royal Decree are aligned with those adopted by the United Kingdom and France and which have already proven to be successful in these Member States.
This measure is part of the anti-tobacco plan of the Belgian Minister of Health.
The establishment of plain packets aims to:
- reduce the attractiveness of the packaging and brand image.
- improve the efficiency of the textual or visual health warnings affixed on the packets of tobacco-based products;
- reduce consumer disinformation on the harmfulness of tobacco;
In the medium and long term, the establishment of neutral packets also aims to reduce smoking prevalence and initiation among young people.
The Minister of Health shall set out in more detail, by Ministerial Decree, the conditions concerning the appearance and content of the different unit packets of cigarettes, rolling tobacco and waterpipe tobacco.
10. Reference(s) to basic text(s): The Law of 24 January 1977 on consumer health protection with respect to foodstuffs and other products.
11. No
12. -
13. No
14. No
15. -
16. TBT aspect
No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.
SPS aspect
No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.
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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Fax: +32 229 98043
email: grow-dir2015-1535-central@ec.europa.eu
