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Sweden is now officially smoke-free and on track to become one of the first countries in the world to envisage a tobacco ‘endgame’.
In the absence of a firm plan to overhaul tobacco regulations this year, the European Commission is coming under pressure to revise its outdated Tobacco Excise Directive (TED).
From 1 April, all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes can no longer be displayed in Belgian stores.
A raft of new tobacco regulations came into force in Belgium at the beginning of the year, largely aimed at deterring young people from smoking.
More than 70% of traders in Belgium ignored the ban on selling cigarettes to minors (under 18) during a series of recent spot checks, according to recent government statistics.
Following a two-year postponement of a draft for the new Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), the EU’s new batch of commissioners can finally be expected to tackle the thorny issue of tobacco regulatio
Some 13% of cigarettes smoked in Belgium are illegal, resulting in an estimated loss of €435m to the state in excise duties, according to a report by KPMG commissioned by Philip Morris Internation
Some 65% of smokers in Europe believe that EU decision makers do not consider the impact to smokers when deciding rules and regulations on tobacco and nicotine-containing products.
A new bill has expanded the list of public places in which smoking is prohibited to include amusement parks, zoos, playgrounds, children’s farms and sports grounds.
