1. EU tobacco control update Fiona Godfrey Consultant in EU policy 88 Rue des Sources L-2542 Luxembourg Tel +352 2668 3301 Email:fgodfrey@pt.lu

2. 2 Recent legislation n 2nd EU tobacco advertising directive n Tobacco products directive n Council Recommendation on tobacco control n Commission Proposal for a Regulation on sales promotions

3. 3 Tobacco advertising directive n Replaces Directive 1998/43/EC n Bans “direct” advertising in press n Sponsorship of cross border events n Internet advertising n Radio advertising n Comes into effect??

4. 4 Tobacco products directive n Replaces three existing labeling and regulatory directives n Bans terms “light”, “mild” n Increases warning label size n Provides for disclosure of ingredients n Reduces tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide levels

5. 5 Council Recommendation, December 2002 Non binding guidelines to member states advising countries to n ban “indirect” advertising n Restrict vending machine sales n Impose age limits for purchase of cigarettes

6. 6 Legal developments n December 2002 - ECJ upheld tobacco products directive n Swedish Match now challenging Community ban on “snus” or oral tobacco in 2 cases from UK and Germany n FIA challenging legality of tobacco advertising directive - Germany to follow??

7. 7 EU and the FCTC n No formal change from INB-6 n Germany maintaining reservation on Article 13(2) advertising n Legal v political problem n NGO action n What this means for EU and other countries

8. 8 EU NGO activity n Biggest challenge in 2003 - the Convention on the Future of Europe n Two aims: n To ensure that health protection becomes an objective of the European Union and n To improve the current legal base for health

9. 9 Slovak Convention members Mr Ivan Korčok Fax No.: +421/2/59783209 n Email: officekorcok@foreign.gov.sk Mr Juraj Migaš n Fax No.:+32 2/74-36-888 n slovakmission@pmsreu.be

10. 10 Convention members Mr Jan Figel Fax No: 00421/2/54418532 Email: jan_figel@nrsr.sk Dr Irena Belohorská n Fax: 00421 2 5249 8353 n Email:poslanecka_kancelaria@nextra. sk

11. 11 Convention members Mr Boris Zala Fax: +42154415992 Email: borisz@ba.psg.sk Mrs Zuzana Martinakova (No information) Convention web site n http://european-convention.eu.int/

12. 12 Other developments Framework programme on public health n Funding available under health determinants strand for tobacco control activities n Most candidate countries eligible for funding n Deadline for applications 16 May 2003 n http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_pro gramme/programme_en.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_pro gramme/programme_en.htm

13. 13 Public health programme n Think big!! n Number of partners – at least 3, preferably +6 (different countries) n Money – the more you ask for, the more likely your project is to be funded!