Division Tobacco

Actions are developed in line with the overall EU approach on tobacco control as well as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

• Study on tobacco and product liability: economic means to strengthen product liability and its implementation and enforcement mechanisms need to be reviewed in detail to improve the internalisation of external costs of smoking.

• Study on tobacco sales legislation in order to protect young people.

  [Call for tenders]

• Capacity building on tobacco control strategies across all policies, mainly in the areas of taxation and illicit trade.

  [Call for proposals for projects]

• Development of innovative strategies and best practices, including health professionals and teachers’ training programmes, concerning all types of tobacco products consumption prevention and cessation methods and services. Gender perspective, health inequalities, key settings and target groups must be considered when developing such strategies and programmes as appropriate.

  [Call for proposals for projects]

• Support in implementation of tobacco directives, in particular regarding tobacco ingredients and pictorial warnings: After the adoption of the new textual warnings also the pictorial warnings should be updated for a full implementation of Tobacco Products Directive.

  [Tender through administrative agreement with JRC and call for tenders]