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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10799

6 March 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 24
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health
Tobacco directive, compromises possible on additives

Brussels, 05/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - In an interview with Euractiv on 5 March, the commissioner for health and consumer affairs provided assurances to European tobacco producers who were concerned by the Commission's determination to ban certain flavours and additives in tobacco products under the new directive. The commissioner indicated that “characterising flavours in tobacco products will be prohibited, but not all flavours or additives will be prohibited. So the fear that certain...

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