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Draft law amending the amended Law of 11 August 2006 on tobacco control

Notification Number:

2024/0660/LU (Luxembourg)

Date received:

09/12/2024

End of Standstill:

10/03/2025

Issue of comments by:

European Commission

Sweden

Issue of detailed opinion by:

Greece

Draft Text:

FR BG HR CS DA NL EN ET FI GA DE EL HU IT LV LT MT PL PT RO SK SL ES SV

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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2024) 3244

Directive (EU) 2015/1535

Notification: 2024/0660/LU

Notification of a draft text from a Member State

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MSG: 20243244.EN

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0660 LU EN 09-12-2024 LU NOTIF

2. Luxembourg

3A. ILNAS
1, avenue du Swing
L-4367 Belvaux
Tél : 00352 247 743 52
E-mail : notification@ilnas.etat.lu

3B. Ministère de la Santé
1, rue Charles Darwin
L-1433 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
E-Mail: lucie.godfroid@ms.etat.lu

4. 2024/0660/LU - X60M - Tobacco

5. Draft law amending the amended Law of 11 August 2006 on tobacco control

6. Nicotine pouches and other nicotine products

7.

8. This draft amends the amended Law of 11 August 2006 on tobacco control. In Article 1, the
definitions of ‘nicotine pouches’ and ‘new nicotine products’ are added.
The amendment to Article 3 introduces a regime for nicotine pouches and new nicotine products similar to that for tobacco products, subjecting them to the same advertising and sponsorship restrictions. The amendment to Article 3a makes nicotine pouches and new nicotine products subject to the same obligations on providing information and notification to the Health Directorate as tobacco products, so that the health authorities can exercise effective control over products on the market. The amendment to Article 3b provides that the labelling of nicotine pouches and new nicotine products must provide relevant and appropriate information on the safety of their use and must not contain any element or feature that is likely to mislead or make the product attractive. The amendment to Article 4 aims to impose health warnings
for nicotine pouches and new nicotine products as well. The amendment which amends Article 5 includes a new provision on raising awareness of the risks associated with nicotine consumption in activities implemented or subsidised by the government in relation to tobacco control.
The amendment to Article 6 aims to prohibit the consumption of nicotine pouches and new nicotine products in places frequented by young people, as these products are particularly attractive to this category of the population. The amendment to Article 7 aims to regulate the placing on the market of nicotine pouches and new nicotine products, by regulating the level of nicotine and banning certain additives. This amendment also aims to require the presence of a child lock on nicotine pouches in order to avoid accidental ingestion. The amendment to Article 9 provides for a ban on sales to minors as well as on free distribution and distance selling, as is already the case for tobacco products.

9. The aim of these amendments is to regulate the manufacture and marketing of nicotine pouches
and new nicotine products. Since these products, like tobacco products, may have adverse health effects, they should be treated in the same way from a legal perspective. Thus, the draft law proposes to establish a regime for nicotine pouches and new nicotine products similar to tobacco products, subjecting them to the same restrictions and obligations.

10. References to reference texts: There are no reference texts

11. No

12.

13. No

14. No

15. No

16.
TBT aspects: No

SPS aspects: No

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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
email: grow-dir2015-1535-central@ec.europa.eu

Disclosed messages

message-id	Year	Number	Country	Type	Title	Date received
110217	2024	3245	COMEuropean Commission	003	Receipt of the draft text	09-12-2024
110218	2024	3246	COMEuropean Commission	037	Competitiveness analysis	09-12-2024
111103	2025	0590	COMEuropean Commission	303	Comments	28-02-2025
111157	2025	0644	SESweden	103	Comments	07-03-2025
111177	2025	0664	GRGreece	115	Classical Detailed Opinion	11-03-2025

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