Europees Parlement keurt conceptwetgeving goed die tabaksproducten minder aantrekkelijk moet maken, inclusief waarschuwingsplaatjes

Draft legislation updating the EU Tobacco Directive to make tobacco products less attractive to young people has been endorsed by MEPs. This legislation, already informally agreed with EU health ministers, would require all packs to carry picture warnings covering 65% of their surface.
Current legislation requires that health warnings cover at least 30% of the area of the front of the pack and 40% of the back. The proposed text would increase this to 65%, front and back, and would require these warnings to be in picture form. Packs of fewer than 20 cigarettes - which are cheaper and hence more accessible to children - would be banned (Persbericht Europees Parlement, 26 februari 2014).
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De conceptrichtlijn is op 14 maart 2014 officieel aangenomen door de Europese Raad.
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