Laws

Directive 2001/37/EC, Tobacco Products Directive

Directive 2003/33/EC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products

Commission Decision 2003/641/EC on the use of colour photographs or other illustrations as health warnings on tobacco packages

05 Sep, 2003

Commission Decision C(2005) 1425 on the library of selected source documents containing colour photographs or other illustrations for each of the additional warnings listed in Annex 1 to Directive 2001/37/EC

26 May, 2005

Commission Decision C(2006) 1502 amending Commission Decision C(2005) 1452

12 Apr, 2006

Directive 2010/13/EU, Audiovisual Media Services Directive

10 Mar, 2010

Directive 2011/64/EU on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco

Commission Directive 2012/9/EU, Amending Annex I to Directive 2001/37/EC

07 Mar, 2012

Directive 2014/40/EU, Tobacco Products Directive (as amended)

Commission Delegated Directive 2014/109/EU amending Annex II to Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the library of picture warnings to be used on tobacco products

10 Oct, 2014

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1735 on the precise position of the general warning and the information message on roll-your-own tobacco marketed in pouches

24 Sep, 2015

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1842 on the technical specifications for the layout, design and shape of the combined health warnings for tobacco products for smoking

09 Oct, 2015

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2183 establishing a common format for the notification of electronic cigarettes and refill containers

24 Nov, 2015

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2186 establishing a format for the submission and making available of information on tobacco products

25 Nov, 2015

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/586 on technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes

14 Apr, 2016

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/779 laying down uniform rules as regards the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product has a characterising flavour

18 May, 2016

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/786 laying down the procedure for the establishment and operation of an independent advisory panel assisting Member States and the Commission in determining whether tobacco products have a characterising flavour

18 May, 2016

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/787 laying down a priority list of additives contained in cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco subject to enhanced reporting obligations

18 May, 2016

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151 laying down rules on harmonised marking specifications on single-use plastic products listed in Part D of the Annex to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

17 Dec, 2020

Commission Decision approving a methodology for the technical assessment of test products assisting in determining tobacco products with a characterising flavour (2021/C 89 I/01)

11 Mar, 2021

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 amending Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products

To the best of our knowledge, all laws provided here are in effect as of March 23, 2021 unless otherwise noted.