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Government proposal to Parliament on amending the Tobacco Act

Notification Number:

2021/0248/FIN (Finland)

Date received:

26/04/2021

End of Standstill:

27/07/2021 (closed)

Issue of comments by:

European Commission

Draft Text:

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Final Text:

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Message 002

Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2021) 01512
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2021/0248/FIN

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: 202101512.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2021 0248 FIN EN 26-04-2021 FIN NOTIF

2. FIN

3A. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö

Työllisyys ja toimivat markkinat -osasto

PL 32

FI-00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO

Puhelin +358 29 504 7015

maaraykset.tekniset@tem.fi

3B. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö

Turvallisuus ja terveys -osasto

PL 33

FI-00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO

Puhelin +358 295 16001

kirjaamo@stm.fi

4. 2021/0248/FIN - X00M

5. Government proposal to Parliament on amending the Tobacco Act

6. Tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, refill containers, nicotine-containing liquids, liquids other than nicotine-containing liquids intended for use in electronic cigarettes

7. - The proposal for the harmonisation of retail packaging is also notified under Article 24(2) of Directive (2014/40/EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council 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.

8. The Tobacco Act would be amended to state that the retail packaging of tobacco products, e-cigarettes and refill containers should not differ in their labelling or other appearance from the retail packaging of other similar products. The amended Tobacco Act would also lay down requirements relating to the appearance of cigarettes, refill containers and nicotine-containing liquids. The ban on characterising fragrances and flavours would be extended to all tobacco products, and products intended to produce a fragrance or flavour characteristic of a tobacco product would be banned. The amended Tobacco Act would include a definition of heated tobacco products and the display of smoking equipment intended for their use would be prohibited. The regulations on importing would be amended to apply more uniformly to the various products referred to in the Tobacco Act. Manufacturers and importers of products covered by the Tobacco Act would be required to pay an annual supervisory fee based on sales volumes to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira). Revenues from the supervisory fees would be used to improve product supervision in particular.

9. Similarly to section 1 of the current Act, the aim of the amended Tobacco Act would be to end the use of tobacco products and other nicotine-containing products that are toxic to humans and cause addiction. The aim of the proposal is to contribute to the achievement of this objective. The aim of the proposal is to ensure that the retail packaging of tobacco products and related products could no longer be used as a marketing tool and that no tobacco products could have their flavour improved by adding flavourings. In this way, the aim is to reduce the attractiveness of products and thereby support smoking cessation and, in particular, prevent people from starting to smoke. The aim is also to prepare for new types of tobacco products that may enter the Finnish market. The aim of the proposal is to improve the resources for product supervision and other controls under the Tobacco Act so that Valvira can more effectively ensure, inter alia, that products on the market comply with the Tobacco Act.

10. Basic text references: Tobacco Act (549/2016)
The basic texts have been reported in connection with the previous notification: 2015/490/FIN

11. No

12. -

13. No

14. No

15. Yes

16. Aspects related to technical barriers to trade

Yes

SPS aspect

No - the draft is neither a sanitary nor phytosanitary measure

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