TOBACCO ADVERTISING DIRECTIVE
August 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) tobacco-advertising ban may have come into force on July 31, but it yet to be implemented in nine out of the 25 EU member states, the European Commission has admitted. Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus and Hungary have not notified Brussels with corresponding national prohibitions. Germany may not comply until 2006, given ongoing parliament debates will be halted by the oncoming national elections. The directive bans adverts in most print publications, radio and the Internet. ...
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