Member States’ Ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) gave their green light on Wednesday 27 May to draft EU Council conclusions in favour of modernising the EU regulatory framework on excise duty rates on manufactured tobacco (see EUROPE B12492A24).
The text asks the European Commission to present a legislative proposal, on the basis of updated information and after carrying out an impact assessment, to ensure equal tax treatment between new tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, which do not...