1. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Giulio Gallo European Commission Directorate General for Health and consumers First World Conference of COPD Patients Roma 14 June 2009

2. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Tobacco control in the EU

3. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Main EU approaches to respiratory health Ambient air legislation Climate change legislation Tobacco legislation including ETS Environment and health strategy cross-border healthcare

4. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Leading risk factors EU 2004 - attributable to selected leading risk factors

5. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Smoking prevalence in the EU Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

6. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Instruments for EU tobacco control Specific legislation  EU Directives  Recommendation International FCTC Ratified by Community and 26 MS Tobacco control in other policies  Taxation  Agriculture  Illicit trade  Development  Others… HELP Campaign Public Health Programme

7. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Product regulation Limits for tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide Ingredients reporting Ban on misleading descriptors such as “light” and “mild” Health warnings Ban on oral tobacco

8. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directive 2003/33: Advertising & sponsorship Ban on all cross- border advertising and sponsorship Started development that finally made Formula One tobacco free in 2008

9. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Help campaign (2009-2010) Help is an integrated communication campaign present in all 27 Member States with a comprehensive action scheme including : TV spots on >100 national and Pan-European channels Internet: e-mail coaching programme, viral marketing campaign A website available in 22 languages A series of national events targeting young people (Tips collection; CO measurements, Youth Manifesto promotion) Innovative mobile phone action: « help in your pocket »

10. EUROPEAN COMMISSION

11. Tobacco control in other policies Agriculture Tobacco subsidies being phased out Total decoupling from 2010 Taxation Directive 92/12: Common structure and minimum rates of tobacco taxation In 2008 the Commission proposed to increase minimum tax rates, currently in the Council and EP

12. EUROPEAN COMMISSION € 2.40 € 5.30 € 8.12 € 7.45 € 3.30 € 3.50 € 3.00 € 3.50 € 4.71 € 4.16 € 3.20 € 4.29 € 5.17 € 4.30 € 2.05 € 2.20 € 1.41 € 2.14 € 1.55 € 1.19 € 1.45 € 1.65 € 3. 61 € 1.27 €4.63 Cyprus €2.82 Price of a pack of cigarettes

13. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Promoting smoke-free environments Green Paper consultation on the EU’s role in promoting smoke-free environments Over 300 replies including the Parliament and the Member States Strong support for further EU action Proposal for Council Recommendation planned for June 2009

14. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Exposure to tobacco smoke at work Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

15. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Exposure to tobacco smoke at home Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

16. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Full smoking ban: IE, UK III 2004 III 2006 - VII 2007 Full ban with the possiblity of creating smoking rooms: IT, MT, SE, LV, FI, SI, FR, NL VI 2005 VI 2007 VI 2006 Partial bans National smoke-free regulations I 2007 VI 2007 I 2008 XII 2005 VII 2008 I 2005 I 2008 VII 2008 VIII 2007 I 2007 IV 2005 VIII 2007 I 2009

17. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Support for smoke-free policies Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

18. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Support for smoke-free bars and pubs Source: Flash Eurobarometer on Tobacco 2009

19. EUROPEAN COMMISSION one last advice… Lips that Touch Tobacco Shall not Touch Ours Lips that Touch Tobacco Shall not Touch Ours