{"id":6142,"date":"2025-03-23T09:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:15:04","slug":"pressure-mounts-on-the-european-commission-to-tackle-overdue-tobacco-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/nl_be\/pressure-mounts-on-the-european-commission-to-tackle-overdue-tobacco-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"De druk op de Europese Commissie neemt toe om de achterstallige tabaksregelgeving aan te pakken\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bij gebrek aan een concreet plan om de tabaksregelgeving dit jaar te herzien, komt de Europese Commissie onder druk te staan om haar verouderde tabaksaccijnsrichtlijn (TED) aan te passen.<\/p>\n<p>Individuele lidstaten en lobbygroepen roepen de EU op om de wetgeving inzake minimumtabaksaccijns en nieuwe en alternatieve producten te actualiseren.<\/p>\n<p>Naar aanleiding van het initiatief van de Nederlandse overheid voor een voorstel tot strengere regelgeving, heeft de World Vapers&#039; Alliance een open brief gestuurd naar de Commissie en de EU-landen.<\/p>\n<p>Er staat dat de door Nederland geleide maatregel &quot;jarenlange vooruitgang in het helpen van rokers om te stoppen met roken door middel van veiligere alternatieven zoals vapen en nicotinezakjes dreigt te ondermijnen&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>De open brief, waarin beleidsmakers ervan worden beschuldigd &quot;wetenschappelijk advies en de publieke opinie te negeren ten gunste van misleidende, verbodsgerichte benaderingen&quot;, is door meer dan 100.000 mensen in heel Europa ondertekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lees de volledige tekst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulletin.be\/pressure-mounts-european-commission-tackle-overdue-tobacco-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hier<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the absence of a firm plan to overhaul tobacco regulations this year, the European Commission is coming under pressure to revise its outdated Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). 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