Godfrey F
European Union Social Policy, Luxembourg. fgodfrey@-on line.de
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2000 May;8(2):128-31.
The European Union (EU) has been active in tobacco control policy since 1985 when the Milan Council announced its intention to establish a Europe Against Cancer (EAC) Programme, although it had previously adopted several Directives on aspects of tobacco taxation prior to this date. Shortly after the establishment of the EAC first action plan the European Commission presented its first legislative proposals on tobacco control. Three of these proposals on labelling and maximum tar yields became Directives by 1992. The fourth on tobacco advertising finally became law in 1998 and is currently being transposed into national law in the 15 EU Member States. In 1996 the Commission published a Communication on the future of EU tobacco control and in 1999 at the 2nd European Conference on Tobacco or Health the Social Affairs Commissioner announced his intention to bring forward further legislative proposals to amend an consolidate existing EU legislation in this sector. This article is intended to present an overview of EU tobacco control legislation from 1970 until 1998 and to look at future options post year 2000.
自1985年米兰理事会宣布打算设立“欧洲抗癌计划”（EAC）以来，欧盟一直积极参与烟草控制政策，尽管在此之前欧盟已就烟草税收的若干方面通过了几项指令。在EAC第一个行动计划制定后不久，欧盟委员会就提出了其首批烟草控制立法提案。其中三项关于标签和焦油最高含量的提案到1992年成为指令。第四项关于烟草广告的提案最终于1998年成为法律，目前正在欧盟15个成员国转化为国内法。1996年，委员会发表了一份关于欧盟烟草控制未来的通报，1999年在第二届欧洲烟草与健康会议上，社会事务专员宣布他打算提出进一步的立法提案，以修订和巩固欧盟在该领域的现有立法。本文旨在概述1970年至1998年欧盟的烟草控制立法，并探讨2000年后的未来选择。
