ON EU TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATIONS
ON EU TOBACCO PRODUCTS REGULATIONS
Abstract
The objective of the paper is to present the expected impacts of the new
EU Tobacco Products regulation on the sector and on human health. To achieve this
objective, the most important new moments in the newly adopted Tobacco Products
Directive have been outlined and the positions of the main interested parties on the new
tobacco excise duties regulations have been presented. As a result of the research
important conclusions have been drawn up, paving the road for future evidence based
policy recommendations
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