Search Legislation

Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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 (Text with EEA relevance)

 Help about what version

What Version

 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

 Help about UK-EU Regulation

Legislation originating from the EU

When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.

Status:

EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.

  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I COMMON PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Definitions

  3. TITLE II TOBACCO PRODUCTS

    1. CHAPTER I Ingredients and emissions

      1. Article 3.Maximum emission levels for tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and other substances

      2. Article 4.Measurement methods

      3. Article 5.Reporting of ingredients and emissions

      4. Article 6.Priority list of additives and enhanced reporting obligations

      5. Article 7.Regulation of ingredients

    2. CHAPTER II Labelling and packaging

      1. Article 8.General provisions

      2. Article 9.General warnings and information messages on tobacco products for smoking

      3. Article 10.Combined health warnings for tobacco products for smoking

      4. Article 11.Labelling of tobacco products for smoking other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and waterpipe tobacco

      5. Article 12.Labelling of smokeless tobacco products

      6. Article 13.Product presentation

      7. Article 14.Appearance and content of unit packets

      8. Article 15.Traceability

      9. Article 16.Security feature

    3. CHAPTER III Tobacco for oral use, cross-border distance sales of tobacco products and novel tobacco products

      1. Article 17.Tobacco for oral use

      2. Article 18.Cross-border distance sales of tobacco products

      3. Article 19.Notification of novel tobacco products

  4. TITLE III ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND HERBAL PRODUCTS FOR SMOKING

    1. Article 20.Electronic cigarettes

    2. Article 21.Herbal products for smoking

    3. Article 22.Reporting of ingredients of herbal products for smoking

  5. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 23.Cooperation and enforcement

    2. Article 24.Free movement

    3. Article 25.Committee procedure

    4. Article 26.Competent authorities

    5. Article 27.Exercise of the delegation

    6. Article 28.Report

    7. Article 29.Transposition

    8. Article 30.Transitional provision

    9. Article 31.Repeal

    10. Article 32.Entry into force

    11. Article 33.Addressees

    1. Expand +/Collapse -

      ANNEX I

      LIST OF TEXT WARNINGS

      1. Smoking causes 9 out of 10 lung cancers Smoking causes...

    2. Expand +/Collapse -

      ANNEX II

      Picture Library (of combined health warnings)

      1. Set 1

      2. Set 2

      3. Set 3

    3. Expand +/Collapse -

      ANNEX III

Back to top

Options/Help