Strasbourg, 15/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following its rapporteur, Dutch Liberal Jules Maaten, the European Parliament on Tuesday approved the joint draft directive, that the Conciliation Committee approved on 27 February, following six hours of intensive negotiations, on the alignment of the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions of Member States relating to the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (also see EUROPE of 1 March, p.9). The directive, aimed at...