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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

– having regard to Rule 84 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A100000/2026),(A10-0160/2026),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

1a Council Directive (EU) …/…, of … on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) (OJ L …, …, ELI: …).

+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of the Directive contained in document 2025/0580(CNS) and in the corresponding footnoteinsert the number, date ofdate, adoptiontitle and publicationOJ reference of that Directive, includingDirective itsin ELIthe number.footnote.

Or. en

Amendment 2

Proposal for a directive

Recital 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2b) Changes to the guide levels should be based on the principle that products in the new categories under Directive (EU) …/… [OJ: please insert the number of the Directive contained in document 2025/0580(CNS)] serve as alternatives for products already subject to the guide levels under Council Directive (EU) 2020/262. Guide levels for those new categories should therefore be comparable to those of products already subject to the guide levels under Council Directive (EU) 2020/262.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a directive

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

– nicotine pouches, other nicotine products: 560 g;’.

Or. en

Justification

The rapporteur considers it necessary to add the novel tobacco products to the guide limits. It is important to maintain consistency between the two Directives and ensure that the same categories are present. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1772707890619&uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0581

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title

Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

References

COM(2025)0581 – C10-0296/2025 – 2025/0581(CNS)

Date Parliament was consulted

12.11.2025

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

ECON

15.12.2025

Rapporteurs

Date appointed

Tomáš Kubín

11.9.2025

Discussed in committee

19.3.2026

4.5.2026

Date adopted

3.6.2026

Result of final vote

+:

–:

0:

32

21

2

Date tabled

8.6.2026

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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