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The directive lays down rules on the manufacture, presentation and sale of cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigars, cigarillos, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes and herbal products for smoking.
It aims to protect human health, especially that of young people, and to meet European Union (EU) obligations under the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Ingredients and maximum emission levels
EU Member States must require manufacturers and importers to submit lists of ingredients and emission levels. Emissions from cigarettes placed on the market or manufactured in the EU must not exceed:
Health warnings
The directive requires prominent health warnings on packs of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco:
Ban on flavours and slim packaging
The directive bans:
Electronic cigarettes
The legislation sets out safety and quality rules for nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes, including:
Other measures
Traceability
The directive introduces rules for tobacco traceability and security features applied to tobacco products, elaborated in the following secondary legislation.
Regulation (EU) 2018/574 (an implementing act) sets out technical standards for the tobacco traceability system:
This regulation has been amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/448.
Regulation (EU) 2018/573 (a delegated act) sets out the key elements to be included in data storage contracts between manufacturers or importers and data storage providers:
Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 lays down technical standards for tobacco packaging security features:
For further information, see:
Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, pp. 1–38).
Successive amendments to Directive 2014/40/EU have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated text is of documentary value only.
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 of 29 June 2022 amending Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products (OJ L 283, 3.11.2022, pp. 4–6).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on key elements of data storage contracts to be concluded as part of a traceability system for tobacco products (OJ L 96, 16.4.2018, pp. 1–6).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products (OJ L 96, 16.4.2018, pp. 7–55).
See consolidated version.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/448 of 1 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a traceability system for tobacco products (OJ L 65, 2.3.2023, pp. 28–57).
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/576 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for security features applied to tobacco products (notified under document C(2017) 8435) (OJ L 96, 16.4.2018, pp. 57–63).
last update 20.04.2023