Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
Tobacco taxation – revision of EU rules
- Stage
- EP position adopted, reached 17 Jun 2026
- Procedure
- Consultation procedure
- Rapporteur
- Tomáš Kubín (PfE)
- Lead DG
- DG TAXUD
- Commissioner
- Wopke Hoekstra
- Last activity
- 17 Jun 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Plenary vote, 17 Jun 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 9 dates, 5 Jan 2021 to 20 Feb 2026
- 5 Jan 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Tobacco taxation – revision of EU rules , 134 responses · Commission
- 22 Jun 2021
- Public consultation closed: Tobacco taxation – revision of EU rules , 7324 responses · Commission
- 17 Jul 2025
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 6 Oct 2025
- Referred to committee
- 22 Oct 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 31 Oct 2025
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Tobacco taxation – revision of EU rules , 18610 responses · Commission
- 7 Nov 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Dec 2025
- Committee opinion adopted
- 20 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Mar 2026
- Committee report tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Committee report adopted
- 8 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 10 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 15 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 17 Jun 2026
- Plenary vote
- Decision by Parliament
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Tomáš Kubín | PfE | CZ | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Billy Kelleher | Renew | IE | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | César Luena | S&D | ES | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Francesco Ventola | ECR | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gaetano PEDULLA' | The Left | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marco Falcone | EPP | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Rada Laykova | ESN | BG | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Rasmus Andresen | Greens/EFA | DE | ECON |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Magdalena Adamowicz | EPP | PL | JURI |
Amendments
Tabled on 15 Apr 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- ECON329
By author
- Marco Falcone52
- César Luena40
- Jonás Fernández39
- Matthias Ecke39
- Niels Fuglsang39
- Gaetano PEDULLA'32
- Rasmus Andresen28
- Billy Kelleher27
- Bruno Gonçalves27
- Gilles Boyer27
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- Denis Nesci26
- Francesco Ventola26
- Giovanni Crosetto26
- Stéphanie YON-COURTIN26
- Mariateresa Vivaldini25
- Marlena Maląg24
- Stephen Nikola Bartulica23
- Fernando Navarrete Rojas16
- Isabel Benjumea Benjumea11
- Markus Ferber11
- Fernand Kartheiser10
- Pierre Pimpie10
- Adnan Dibrani9
- Johan Danielsson9
- Sofie Eriksson9
- Arba Kokalari5
- Costas Mavrides5
- Jessica Polfjärd5
- Jörgen Warborn5
- Mireia Borrás Pabón5
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- Article 20 – paragraph 510
- Article 20 – paragraph 49
- Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a9
- Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point a9
- Article 12 – paragraph 58
- Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part8
- Recital 38
- Recital 348
- Article 16 – paragraph 17
- Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a7
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 28 – paragraph 47
- Article 7 – paragraph 17
- Recital 137
- Recital 367
- Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part6
- Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b6
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a6
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a6
- Article 10 – paragraph 15
- Article 22 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part5
- Recital 275
- Recital 295
- Article 12 – paragraph 24
- Article 12 – paragraph 34
- Article 16 – paragraph 24
- Article 20 – paragraph 2 – table4
- Article 20 – paragraph 2 – table – point f4
- Recital 124
- Recital 144
- Recital 184
Covers 187 of the 329 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A10-0161/2026Parliament
- PE779.448Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE781.255Parliament
- Report · PE784.398Parliament
- Amendments · PE786.900Parliament
- Text adopted · T10-0211/2026Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | 26,068 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Commission proposal updates minimum excise duties on tobacco products and introduces new tax categories for novel items like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. It affects manufacturers, importers, and retailers in the tobacco and nicotine sectors, plus public health authorities. Currently at the Commission proposal stage, it awaits consideration by the European Parliament and Council.
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