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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Tobacco: Packaging

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what detailed opinions have been submitted by organisations and corporate entities in response to the notification to the UK by the EU on proposals for standardised packaging of tobacco.

Answer

The draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC) on 29 August. This procedure allows other member states and the European Commission to examine the draft regulations and provide comments or detailed opinions.

The notification and information about which member states responded can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2014&num=427


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218147
Session
2014-15
Subjects
EU action Packaging Tobacco
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk