The measure is already being applied in many countries such as Australia, France, Norway and Denmark. From today until April 23, citizens, organizations and associations can send their opinion about this project.
This Monday, the Ministry of Health submitted the draft royal decree for public consultation plain packaging and the ban on additives in the field of tobacco and related products, the first of the legislative initiatives undertaken following the implementation of the plan last Friday.
“The evidence we have tells us that it is an effective measure and that it helps the packaging itself not to function as an advertising claim in itself, making it less attractive and also contributing to the decision to discontinue smoking,” he emphasized. Minister of Health Mónica García.
A measure currently applied in many countries such as Australia, France, Norway and Denmark and which “has clear effects”, he added.
From today until April 23, citizens, organizations and associations considering it can give their opinion on this project, which reforms the Royal Decree 579/2017 that regulates certain aspects related to the production, presentation and marketing of products tobacco and related products.
The text argues that “health protection” is a “urgent update” of the regulations to address issues such as stabilizing the reduction in tobacco and related consumption and the exposure of the general population, and in particular young people, to new forms of nicotine consumption.
Furthermore, it justifies that there is a “lack of adaptation of the current regulations to the increased supply of these new related products on the market”, as well as a loss of effectiveness of the combined health warnings, while maintaining the attractiveness of the products. packaging or the gaps in the regulation of nicotine-free electronic cigarettes and herbal smoking products.
Source: EITB
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