„TOBACCO-CONTROL IN AUSTRIA “

T O B A C C O - F R E E P R E - C O N F E R E N C E /

G LO B A L N E T W O R K & H P H

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D R . F R A N Z P I E T S C H /

M I N I S T R Y O F H E A LT H A N D W O M E N

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1. Introduction and statistics

2. WHO/FCTC

3. TPD II, Directive 2014/40/EU

4. Tobacco law and tobacco control in Austria

5. Regulations coming into force

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1. INTRODUCTION ANDSTATISTICS

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1. Introduction and statistics

Tabakassoziierte Todesfälle:

• EU:

(Factsheet „Tobacco in the EU“, EK 2014)

• Every year 14.000 people die because of smoking in Austria (Rauchfreitelefon 2015);

• Worldwide more than 5 Mio. people die because of smoking and in addition about600.000 people die because of exposure to tobacco smoke (WHO Global Report 2012)

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1. Introduction and statistics

Smoking prevalence in Austria (General Population Survey/GPS 2015, published in Gesundheit Österreich/BMG 2016):

about 21 % of all austrians smoke daily (23% men and 19% women)

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1. Introduction and statistics

smoking students (11 to 17 years old):

10 % of the 15-years-old students smoke (girls and boysequally),

16 % of the 17-years-old students smoke (14,3 % girls and 18,8 % boys)

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2. WHO/FCTC

Quelle: http://apps.who.int/gb/fctc/E/images/logo_en2.gif

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2. WHO/FCTC

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC):• first global public health treaty, ratified by Austria in 2005

measures for tobacco control/FCTC implementations of tobacco control/Austria

price and tax measures (Art. 6 FCTC) tobacco tax law

measures to provide protection from exposure totobacco smoke (Art. 8 FCTC)

smoking ban in schools (§ 12 TNRSG), in public rooms(with exceptions, § 13 TNRSG), in restaurants and bars(coming into force in May 2018), etc.

regulations regarding contents and emissions, methods by which they are tested and measured, packaging and labelling (Art. 9-11 FCTC)

reporting obligation and limits for contents andemissions (§§ 4-4c, 8-8c TNRSG), combined healthwarnings (§§ 5-6 TNRSG), etc.

education, communication, training and publicawareness (Art. 12 FCTC)

YOLO, „Wölkchen, „Rauchfrei Telefon“ („Smoke-freephone“), Völkchen“, „Die rauchfreie Schule –gemeinsam gegen das rauchen“, „Rauchfreies Krankenhaus („smoke-free hospital“), etc.

comprehensive ban of tobacco advertising, promotionand sponsorship (Art. 13 FCTC)

ban of tobacco advertising already since 2003 (§ 11 TNRSG)

provisions of support for reducing tobaccodependence and cessation (Art. 14)

HVS (Association of Austrian Social Security), BÖP (Association of Austrian Psychologists), etc. 8

3. TPD II, DIRECTIVE2014/40/EU

( I M P L E M E N T E D I N N AT I O N A L L AW

S I N C E M AY 2 1 S T 2 0 1 6 )

https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/symbols/flag_de

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3. TPD II

aims of the revision:o smooth functioning of the internal market

o high level of health protection

reasons for the revision (Directive 2001/37/EC):o new scientific datas, e.g. concerning flavouring tobacco and health

warnings

o novel products on the market (e.g. e-cigarettes)

o substantial differences between the national laws in the MS

o mandatory measurs of the FCTC have to be implemented

o health risks (every year about 15.500 people die because ofsmoking, WHO Global Report on the Tobacco Attributable Mortality, 2004, veröffentlicht 2011)

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3. TPD II

Demands of the TPD II: maximum emission levels and reporting of ingredients and

emission regulations concerning labelling and packaging (e.g. combined

health warnings) prohibition of tobacco for oral use prohibition of cross-border distance sales notification of novel tobacco products regulations regarding e-cigarettes containing nicotine (notification,

labelling, etc.) recital nr. 48: MS are free to regulate smoke-free environments,

domestic sales arrangements or advertising and age limits for e-cigarettes

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4. TOBACCO LAW AND TOBACCOCONTROL IN AUSTRIA

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Quelle: http://www.bmg.gv.at/home/Schwerpunkte/Drogen_Sucht/Tabak_Nichtrauchen/

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4.1. Tobacco law and tobacco control in Austria – background information

The principle version of Tobacco Law was implemented in 1995 (TabakG, BGBl. Nr. 431/1995)

change of paradigm 2005 non-smoking is the general rule and smokingis the exception

many amendments especially since 2009 (e.g. smoking ban in publicplaces, etc.)

The TPD II was implemented in national law with May 21st 2016 by theTNRSG, BGBl. I Nr. 22/2016 (Tobacco and non-smoker protection law).

other relevant national laws: Tobacco Monopole Law, EmployeeProtection Law, Tobacco Tax Law, etc.

enforcement problems: o developement of case-law only since 2009 (important to assure an integrated

enforcement), o interdisciplinary issue, o different interests of social partners (economic chambers, health policy advocate, and

policy matters within parlamentary parties)

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4.2. Tobacco law and tobacco control in Austria – detailed provisions

Austrian TNRSG (Tobacco and Non-smoker Protection Law): stricter regulations than in the TPD II:o also includes regulations for e-cigarettes without

nicotine (VfGH 164/2016-12)o prohibition of tobacco for oral use (including chewing

tobacco from May 2017 forward ); VfGH G 159/2016-10o ban for cross-border and national distance sales

labelling and packaging (e.g. combined health warnings), noplain packaging like in France, UK and Ireland (coming intoforce in Sept. 2017)

maximum emission levels and mandatory reporting of ingredients and emissions

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4.2. Tobacco law and tobacco control in Austria – detailed provisions

notification of novel tobacco products

The Agency for Health and Food Security (AGES) isresponsible for the notification procedure , the review, inspections and supervisions of the tobacco products

prohibition of advertising and sponsorship (also for e-cigarettes without nicotine), no display ban (like in Ireland, Finnland, UK, etc.)

smoke-free environments:o schools

o rooms in public places (with exceptions)

o total smoking ban in restaurants and bars (coming into force in May 2018)

o since May 2016 also e-cigarettes included

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4.3. Tobacco law and tobacco control in Austria – health care institutions

Health care institutions:

smoking ban in „rooms of public places“ according to §13 TNRSG, also includes hospitals and other health care institutions (elucidation of TabakG, BGBl. I Nr. 101/2015)

smoking rooms can be set up, only if the building hassufficient rooms and the smoke does not enter the otherrooms (except rooms with children and minors)

Employee Protection Law: protection from exposure totobacco smoke for all employees (§ 30 ASchG)

„Smoke-Free Hospitals“: e.g. hospital of Spittal/Drau, Graz, Bruck a. d. Mur etc.

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5. REGULATIONS COMINGINTO FORCE

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5. Regulations coming into force

May 2017: ban of chewing tobacco

May 2018: smoking ban in all restaurants, bars, etc.

May 2019: all packets have to be marked with a uniqueidentifier („track and tracing“)

May 2019: all packets have to carry a tamper proof securityfeatuer, composed of visible and invisible elements

May 2020: prohibition of tobacco products with a characterising flavour, whose Union-wide sales volumesrepresent 3% or more in a particular product category

menthol capsules are prohibited by now (Art. 7 Abs. 7 TPD II)

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