NGOs and Tobacco Control in Europe - Florence Berteletti Presented on Thursday 5th June 2014.

1. The new Tobacco Products Directive
NGOs and tobacco control in Europe
Florence Berteletti
Director, Smoke Free Partnership

2. This presentation
• The TPD revision process
• Dissecting a public health success: the key factors
• Lessons learnt: the role of the public health community
• What next? Gearing up for future battles

3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014
Mar 2014
Council
adopts
proposal
Feb 2014
Parliament
adopts
proposal
Dec 2013
Trilogue
agreement
reached
Oct 2013
Parliament
vote
June
2013
Council
common
position
Dec
2012
EC
adopts
proposal
IASG
July 2012
IAB
approves
proposal
IASGIASGIASGIASGIASG
Feb 2009
Launch TPD
revision
&
Impact
Assessment
Sept-Dec 2010: Public consultation
Dec 2010-Nov 2013: Stakeholder consultation meetings (specific & ad hoc)
Nov/Dec
2012
Inter
Service
Consultation
SCENIHR OPINIONS
Smokeless tobacco (2008)
Additives (2010)
EUROBAROMETERS
Nr 332 Tobacco (2010)
Nr 385 Attitudes on Tobacco (‘12)
COMMISSIONED STUDIES
GHK Consulting
RAND impact assessment
Matrix Insight
RAND (new tobacco & nicotine
products)
Revised
TPD
expected
to come
into force
in May
2014
TPD revision process
Slide courtesy of Professor Anna Gilmore & Silvy Peeters, University of Bath

4. The TPD revision process
• An uncommon process
– Unusual timing : long preparatory phase, late launch,
speedy adoption
– Evidence of industry attempts to block or delay
• A tough battle of unequal forces in Brussels and
each Member state
– Hundreds of tobacco industry lobbyists
– A handful – maybe two – of health advocates
• A successful outcome
– It is almost a miracle we have a Directive at all
– Significant advance in product regulation

5. The TPD outcome
TC community asks TPD outcomes

6. Key factors for the TPD success
• The DG Sanco tobacco team, leadership, and
Commissioner
• The Irish Presidency (and the LT presidency)
• Linda McAvan and the shadow rapporteurs
• The unpredictable: Dalli affair, leaked industry
documents:
AND...

7. The health and TC NGO community

8. What next?
Gearing up for the next battles
• Implementation of the TPD: new milestone in 2016
• The TPD addresses some aspects of articles 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 of the
FCTC: what about the rest?
• EU legislation challenges:
• Next Directive in need of strong public health advocacy: tobacco
taxation (probably in 2015-16)
• Implementing other FCTC provisions within EU areas of competences
• Beyond EU legislation: implementing the FCTC at national level
• Huge and complex dossiers (such as TTIP or the Trade mark Directive)
negotiated at EU level can stop (and will stop) national tobacco control
legislation if the coalition work between EU and national TC does not
continue

9. Lessons learned
• Even a very small group can make a huge difference if it works
strategically, uses every opportunity that presents itself, and
focuses on key priorities
• Setting campaign priorities early and establishing trust and
good communication channels is key
• Every vote counts, even when 766 available in the Parliament
and 352 in the Council: we have to address both EU-wide and
national concerns
• Working together in EU advocacy has never been more
important - or necessary

10. Thank you

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION