1999/0244(COD)

Tobacco Products Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE 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 products (recast version)

Stage: No longer in force
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 18 Jul 2001

16 documents

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Text adopted · OJ L 226 10.09.2003, p. 0024-0026Commission · 10 Sept 2003
OJ C 232 17.08.2001, p. 0010Commission · 17 Aug 2001
Text adopted · OJ L 194 18.07.2001, p. 0026Commission · 18 Jul 2001
Text adopted · Directive 2001/0037Commission · 5 Jun 2001
OJ C 067 01.03.2001, p. 0010Commission · 1 Mar 2001
OJ C 300 20.10.2000, p. 0049Commission · 20 Oct 2000
OJ C 226 08.08.2000, p. 0005Commission · 8 Aug 2000
OJ C 150 30.05.2000, p. 0043Commission · 30 May 2000
OJ C 140 18.05.2000, p. 0024Commission · 18 May 2000
Text adopted · 32003D0641Commission
Report · A5-0156/2000Parliament
Report · A5-0162/2001Parliament
Report · A5-0348/2000Parliament
Text adopted · T5-0242/2001Parliament
Text adopted · T5-0262/2000Parliament
Text adopted · T5-0557/2000Parliament

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Directive 2001/37/EC caps cigarette yields at 10 mg tar, 1 mg nicotine and 10 mg carbon monoxide from 1 January 2004. It mandates health warnings covering 30-40% of packet surfaces, bans misleading descriptors like "light" from 30 September 2003, and requires ingredient disclosure. Member States had to transpose by 30 September 2002.

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