Implementing the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU)

In certain areas, the European Parliament and the Council have empowered the European Commission to adopt additional legislative acts to implement Directive 2014/40/EU. This legislation outlines in further detail the rules governing the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products, including:

• The layout, design and shape of the combined health warnings for tobacco products for smoking
• The position of the general warning and information message on roll-your-own tobacco
• The reporting format for tobacco product ingredients and emissions
• A common notification format for electronic cigarettes
• The technical standards for the refill mechanism of electronic cigarettes
• A priority list of additives which warrant further examination
• The rules and mechanism for determining whether tobacco products have a characterising flavour

The Commission will also adopt additional acts to:

• Establish technical standards for the EU tracking and tracing system and security features