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Notifying Member: European Union

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: European Commission

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Tobacco products with a characterising flavour

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down uniform rules for the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product has a characterising flavour (8 pages, in English)

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Description of content: Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC sets out, in Article 7(1), a ban of tobacco products with characterising flavours, i.e. a clearly noticeable smell or taste other than tobacco.

Uniform rules for the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product has a characterising flavour shall be laid down by implementing legislation (c.f. Article 7(3) of Directive 2014/40/EU). These uniform rules for the procedures are set out in the notified draft Regulation.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Improving the functioning of the EU internal market while ensuring a high level of health protection.

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Relevant documents: Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (Text with EEA relevance), OJ L 127, 29/04/2014, p. 1–38 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1398761379066&uri=OJ:JOL_2014_127_R_0001

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Proposed date of adoption: Last quarter of 2015

Proposed date of entry into force: The provisions shall enter into force immediately after adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_3036_00_e.pdf