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Giulio Gallo European Commission

Directorate General for Health and consumers

First World Conference of COPD PatientsRoma 14 June 2009

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Tobacco control in the EU

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Main EU approaches to respiratory health

Ambient air legislation

Climate change legislation

Tobacco legislation including ETS

Environment and health strategy

cross-border healthcare

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Leading risk factors EU 2004 - attributable to selected leading risk factors

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Smoking prevalence in the EU

Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

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Instruments for EU tobacco control

Specific legislationEU DirectivesRecommendation

International FCTC

Ratified by Community and 26 MS

Tobacco controlin other policiesTaxationAgricultureIllicit tradeDevelopmentOthers… HELP Campaign

Public Health Programme

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Product regulation

Limits for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide Ingredients reporting Ban on misleading descriptors such as “light” and “mild”Health warningsBan on oral tobacco

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Directive 2003/33: Advertising & sponsorship

Ban on all cross-border advertising and sponsorshipStarted development that finally made Formula One tobacco free in 2008

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Help campaign (2009-2010)

Help is an integrated communication campaign present in all 27 Member States with a comprehensive action scheme including:

TV spots on >100 national and Pan-European channelsInternet: e-mail coaching programme, viral marketing campaign A website available in 22 languages A series of national events targeting young people (Tips collection; CO measurements, Youth Manifesto promotion)Innovative mobile phone action: « help in your pocket »

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Tobacco control in other policies

AgricultureTobacco subsidies being phased out Total decoupling from 2010

Taxation Directive 92/12: Common structure and minimum rates of tobacco taxation In 2008 the Commission proposed to increase minimum tax rates, currently in the Council and EP

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€ 2.40

€ 5.30

€ 8.12

€ 7.45

€ 3.30 € 3.50

€ 3.00

€ 3.50

€ 4.71€ 4.16

€ 3.20

€ 4.29

€ 5.17

€ 4.30

€ 2.05

€ 2.20

€ 1.41

€ 2.14

€ 1.55

€ 1.55

€ 1.19

€ 1.45

€ 1.65

€ 3. 61

€ 1.27

€4.63

Cyprus €2.82

Price of a pack of cigarettes

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Promoting smoke-free environments

Green Paper consultation on the EU’s role in promoting smoke-free environmentsOver 300 replies including the Parliament and the Member StatesStrong support for further EU actionProposal for Council Recommendation planned for June 2009

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Exposure to tobacco smoke at work

Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

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Exposure to tobacco smoke at home

Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

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Full smoking ban: IE, UK

III 2004

III 2006 -VII 2007Full ban with the possiblity

of creating smoking rooms: IT, MT, SE, LV, FI, SI, FR, NL

VI 2005

VI 2007

VI 2006

Partial bans

National smoke-free regulations

I 2007

VI 2007

I 2008

XII 2005

VII 2008

I 2005

I 2008

VII 2008

VIII 2007

I 2007

IV 2005

VIII 2007

I 2009I 2009

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Support for smoke-free policies

Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

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Support for smoke-free bars and pubs

Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONone last advice…

Lips thatTouch TobaccoShall notTouch Ours

Lips thatTouch TobaccoShall notTouch Ours