Conference on Tobacco Regulation in the European Community - Romain Gaasch, 4/26/01 8:59AM   

 
Dear Sirs,

The Academy of European Law will be organizing  the following conference:

Tobacco Regulation in the European Community

Friday and Saturday, 18 and 19 May 2001
Jean Monet Building Office
Luxembourg

with the support of the european respiratory society (ERS) and the european commission    
                       
The regulation of Tobacco-related activities is nowadays highly controversial in Europe. This colloquium will approach the following questions:

- Tobacco and the Internal Market (following ECJ case C-376/98 and C-74/99 on the tobacco advertising and sponsorship Directive of 1998)
- Manufacturing and Selling Tobacco (The Proposal for a Directive on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products);
- Tobacco Labelling (Council Directives 89/622/EC and 92/41/EEC concerning the
labelling of tobacco products)
- Tobacco Advertising (following ECJ case C-376/98 and C-74/99 on the tobacco advertising and sponsorship Directive of 1998)
- Tobacco Sponsorship and Competition (following ECJ case C-376/98 and C-74/99 on the tobacco advertising and sponsorship Directive of 1998)
- Tobacco and Television Broadcasting Activities (Council Directives 89/552/EEC and 97/36/EC on the pursuit of television broadcasting activities)
- Banning Smoking in Public Areas (The Commission Report on the Resolution of the Council on banning smoking in places open to the public)
- Tobacco Industry Liability Issues: should we follow the American Example? The proposed WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.


We would welcome it very much if you could participate in this event.

further Information can be found under:

http://www.era.int/public/conf/_conf_detail_101P21_e.htm

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Sincerely

Romain Gaasch, Academy of European Law