EU Commission Strengthens Rules with Revised Tobacco Products Directive

摘要

Bigger warnings and even bans on flavored tobacco products were some of the new rules proposed by the European Commission in Brussels (Dec. 19) as the commission adopted its long-anticipated proposal to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). A tougher, revised TPD means new rules governing tobacco would begin to take effect in 2014 and would be fully implemented between 2015-2016. The original TPD dates from 2001. The Dec.