EU Health Programme

Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency

Info Day, 3 June 2020

2014-2020

Priority 1.2.2.5

Strengthening cooperation on tobacco control between interested Member States and Commission

Matus FERECH, SANTE Marc VANDENBROECK, Chafea

DG SANTE Tobacco Control Team

SANTE B2, Cross-border healthcare and tobacco control

Break out session:

Clarify the expectations

Meet and learn from each other

Organise the team

Plan next steps

Joint Action on Tobacco Control

Approx. Q1 2021 – Q1 2024

• Building on JATC-1 experience

• Broader tobacco control scope

• Closer link to the Expert Group and its subgroups

• Addressing policy challenges

• Focus on implementation and enforcement

Framework for EU tobacco control

EU is a Party

to the

Framework

Convention on

Tobacco Control

Tobacco Regulation

Advertising restrictions

Smoke-free environments

Tax measures and illicit trade

Tobacco Products Directive: •TPD (2014)•TPD (2001) repealed

Directives:• Tobacco

Advertising• Audio-visual

Media Service

• Council Recommendation smoke-free environments (2009)

• Directive (2011) on excise duty for tobacco

• Ingredients• Packaging &

labelling• Tracking &

tracing• E-cigarettes,

novel

• Ban on cross-border tobacco advertising & sponsorship

• Information gathering (2013 report)

• Combat smuggling• Supply chain

security• Enforcement for tax

& customs

Structure:

Budget: 2,000,000 € EU funding

= 2,500,000 € (80% co-funding “exceptional utility”)

= 3,333,333 € (60% co-funding)

Partners: 29 nominated competent authorities

25 EU MSs

Horizontal (mandatory) WPs

• Coordination

• Dissemination

• Evaluation

• Sustainability

Vertical WPs/Workstreams

Workstream:Strengthening of Member States’ capacities to assess tobacco and related products and enforce the applicable standards

Areas of interest

Consolidation of the expertise and experience built by JATC-1, in particular WPs 5-8

Handling of aspects pertinent to tobacco product data handling collected by EU MS, in light of

the obligations of the TPD.

Increased technical, analytical and laboratory capacities to support, in particular compliance

enforcement and assessment of newly emerging products.

Possible actions

Efficient utilisation of scarce expertise and technical resources at the EU level by avoiding

duplication and wide implementation of best practices.

Guidelines/manuals for the most routine tasks aiming at harmonisation of technical

approaches.

Technical input for other WPs allowing proper execution of their tasks

Workstream: Enforcement Cooperation

Areas of interest

To strengthen the cooperation of the competent authorities to ensure correct and

harmonised application and enforcement of the TPD and TAD

To facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices on the application and effective

enforcement of the TPD and TAD

To ensure uniform application of the TPD and TAD facilitating functioning of the internal

market for tobacco and related products and promoting a harmonised approach

Market surveillance and inspections

Possible actions

Identification and dissemination of best practices on the application and enforcement of

the TPD and TAD

Creation of a platform for exchange of information on the issues encountered in the

application and enforcement of the TPD and TAD

Organisation of an annual meeting of the competent authorities

Workstream: Enforcement (2): tobacco and e-cigarettes advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Areas of interest

Improved understanding of challenges to the application of the EU bans on cross-border

TAPS and of actions undertaken by MS to address them

Streamlined/harmonized approach to application issues and enhanced cooperation to

ensure effective enforcement of EU law

Strengthened domestic bans and their enforcement in line with FCTC Article 13 and its

implementation guidelines

Possible actions

Develop and pilot a mechanism for cross-border enforcement of EU advertising and

sponsorship ban covering exchange of information and notifications, and

cooperation/coordination on enforcement actions

Best-practices for application and enforcement of advertising bans, both domestic and

cross-border

Workstream: A better understanding of the properties and regulatory implications of novel tobacco products and e-cigarettes

Areas of interest

Addressing circumstances of use: counteracting the circumvention of tobacco control

legislations (e.g. smoke-free environments)

Improved technical capacity to use EU-CEG data

Assessment of properties including classification of novel tobacco products/devices

Reflection over e-cig associated adverse incidents

Reflection over open & closed systems

Preventing youth use

Possible actions

Best-practices for addressing circumvention of tobacco control legislation (e.g. SFE)

Training and capacity building: EU-CEG data and product assessment

Reflection papers to be presented to MS expert group

Best-practices on preventing youth use

Workstream:

Identification and dissemination of best practices to develop an effective and comprehensive tobacco control policy (tobacco endgame)

Areas of interest

Forward-looking tobacco control policies, including

• Endgame strategies,

• Sales arrangements and licencing

• Smoke free environments

• Product liability

• Art. 5.3 FCTC

• Other related policies (including taxation)

Possible actions

Promote best practices consistent with the FCTC objectives

Explore how these can be best translated into development of national endgame

roadmaps

Exchange of best practices and development of the EU endgame toolbox

Possible synergy with WP4 focussing on sustainability of tobacco control

Overview Horizontal WPs

WP1 Coordination

WP2 Dissemination

WP3 Evaluation

WP4 Sustainability

Workstreams:

Strengthening of Member States’ capacities to assess tobacco and related products

and enforce the applicable standards

Enforcement cooperation

tobacco and e-cigarettes advertising, promotion and sponsorship

A better understanding of the properties and regulatory implications of novel tobacco

products and e-cigarettes

Identification and dissemination of best practices to develop an effective and

comprehensive tobacco control policy (tobacco endgame)

Keep in touch

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