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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Giulio Gallo European Commission
Directorate General for Health and consumers
First World Conference of COPD PatientsRoma 14 June 2009
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Tobacco control in the EU
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Main EU approaches to respiratory health
Ambient air legislation
Climate change legislation
Tobacco legislation including ETS
Environment and health strategy
cross-border healthcare
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Leading risk factors EU 2004 - attributable to selected leading risk factors
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Smoking prevalence in the EU
Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009
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Instruments for EU tobacco control
Specific legislationEU DirectivesRecommendation
International FCTC
Ratified by Community and 26 MS
Tobacco controlin other policiesTaxationAgricultureIllicit tradeDevelopmentOthers… HELP Campaign
Public Health Programme
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Product regulation
Limits for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide Ingredients reporting Ban on misleading descriptors such as “light” and “mild”Health warningsBan on oral tobacco
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Directive 2003/33: Advertising & sponsorship
Ban on all cross-border advertising and sponsorshipStarted development that finally made Formula One tobacco free in 2008
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Help campaign (2009-2010)
Help is an integrated communication campaign present in all 27 Member States with a comprehensive action scheme including:
TV spots on >100 national and Pan-European channelsInternet: e-mail coaching programme, viral marketing campaign A website available in 22 languages A series of national events targeting young people (Tips collection; CO measurements, Youth Manifesto promotion)Innovative mobile phone action: « help in your pocket »
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Tobacco control in other policies
AgricultureTobacco subsidies being phased out Total decoupling from 2010
Taxation Directive 92/12: Common structure and minimum rates of tobacco taxation In 2008 the Commission proposed to increase minimum tax rates, currently in the Council and EP
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€ 2.40
€ 5.30
€ 8.12
€ 7.45
€ 3.30 € 3.50
€ 3.00
€ 3.50
€ 4.71€ 4.16
€ 3.20
€ 4.29
€ 5.17
€ 4.30
€ 2.05
€ 2.20
€ 1.41
€ 2.14
€ 1.55
€ 1.55
€ 1.19
€ 1.45
€ 1.65
€ 3. 61
€ 1.27
€4.63
Cyprus €2.82
Price of a pack of cigarettes
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Promoting smoke-free environments
Green Paper consultation on the EU’s role in promoting smoke-free environmentsOver 300 replies including the Parliament and the Member StatesStrong support for further EU actionProposal for Council Recommendation planned for June 2009
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Exposure to tobacco smoke at work
Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009
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Exposure to tobacco smoke at home
Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009
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Full smoking ban: IE, UK
III 2004
III 2006 -VII 2007Full ban with the possiblity
of creating smoking rooms: IT, MT, SE, LV, FI, SI, FR, NL
VI 2005
VI 2007
VI 2006
Partial bans
National smoke-free regulations
I 2007
VI 2007
I 2008
XII 2005
VII 2008
I 2005
I 2008
VII 2008
VIII 2007
I 2007
IV 2005
VIII 2007
I 2009I 2009
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Support for smoke-free policies
Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009
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Support for smoke-free bars and pubs
Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009
EUROPEAN COMMISSIONone last advice…
Lips thatTouch TobaccoShall notTouch Ours
Lips thatTouch TobaccoShall notTouch Ours
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