Draft regulations on the sale and manufacture of tobacco products
Read the full outcome
Detail of outcome
This report provides an overview of the responses received and a summary of the main themes that emerged in response to the consultation.
皇冠体育app report also sets out how the regulations will been amended to reflect the information gathered during the consultation. 皇冠体育app final stage Impact Assessment and the Equality Analysis were updated following the 2015 consultation.
皇冠体育app new regulations came into force on 20 May 2016 and are published on legislation.gov.uk:
Original consultation
Consultation description
皇冠体育app revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) will replace existing legislation on regulating the sale and manufacture of tobacco products and for the first time regulate e-cigarettes and herbal products. It will apply from 20 May 2016.
皇冠体育app UK has some flexibility in how it might choose to implement the new rules. 皇冠体育app purpose of this consultation is to seek further information on the impact of the Directive and flexibilities to inform the government鈥檚 final decisions on implementation.
Alongside the consultation, we have also published a draft impact assessment and equality assessment.
Documents
Updates to this page
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Added the Equalities Analysis and links to the Impact Assessment and Regulations.
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Added consultation response
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Added updated response form to add clarity to what Q21 is asking.
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First published.