According to Article 24(3) of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU , a Member State may prohibit a certain category of tobacco or related products where such a prohibition is justified by the need to protect public health (taking due account of the high level of health protection already achieved by the Directive), and having regard to the specific situation in that Member State.
Such national provisions are to be notified to the Commission. Within six months of receipt of the notification, the Commission is to either approve or reject such provisions after having verified whether or not they are justified, necessary and proportionate and whether or not they constitute a disguised barrier to trade between Member States.
The decisions adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) are published below.
Decisions:
| Member State | Title | Date of decision | Link to final decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | National provisions notified by France prohibiting certain electronic cigarettes | 25.09.2024 | Commission Implementing Decision C(2024) 6680 final + FR |
| Belgium | National provisions notified by Belgium prohibiting the placing on the market of disposable electronic cigarettes | 18.03.2024 | Commission Implementing Decision C(2024) 1673 final + FR - NL - DE |
| Greece | National provisions notified by Greece prohibiting the placing on the market of chewing and nasal tobacco | 27.02.2020 | Commission Implementing Decision C(2020) 1066 final |
| Finland | National provisions notified by Finland prohibiting the placing on the market of certain categories of smokeless tobacco products | 26.07.2016 | Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 4592 final |
| Austria | National provisions notified by Austria prohibiting the placing on the market of chewing tobacco | 1.12.2016 | Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 7685 final |
