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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2911(RSP))

On the Council’s recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments

B-10-2024-0173

on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Vlad VasileVoiculescu

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Parliament welcomes the Commission proposal for an updated Council recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments and calls on member states to extend smoking bans to new products and outdoor areas. It stresses the need to protect vulnerable groups, urges more research on second-hand exposure, and calls for stronger measures against black-market vaping products. Parliament also asks the Commission to propose a revision of the Tobacco Products Directive and to report on implementation progress after four years.

Key points

  1. Reiterates support for a tobacco-free generation by 2040 and welcomes the updated Council recommendation proposal.
  2. Underlines that there are no proven safe levels of exposure to smoke and aerosols.
  3. Calls on member states to extend public smoking bans to heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and other aerosol-emitting products.
  4. Calls on member states to extend bans to key outdoor areas including restaurants, workplaces, healthcare and educational facilities, transport stops, and recreational areas.
  5. Considers that bans should ensure the highest protection for children, young people, and pregnant women.
  6. Calls on the Commission and member states to research risks of second-hand exposure to aerosols from new products.
  7. Expresses concern about black-market vaping products and calls for stronger measures to prevent their illegal entry.
  8. Welcomes EU4Health funding but is concerned about lack of long-term health investments.
  9. Calls on the Commission to propose a revision of the Tobacco Products Directive within this parliamentary term.
  10. Invites the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council on implementation progress four years after adoption.

Who is affected

  • Member states: must extend smoking bans to new products and outdoor areas.
  • Users of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: would be subject to bans in public spaces.
  • Children, young people, and pregnant women: targeted for higher protection.
  • Commission: asked to propose a directive revision and report on implementation.

Figures and deadlines

  • Goal of less than 5% tobacco use by 2040.
  • EUR 16 million from EU4Health Programme.
  • EUR 80 million from Horizon Europe Programme.
  • Four years after adoption for Commission report.

Legal basis: Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union