The French, parliament reached an agreement on Thursday (21 March) to ban so-called ‘puffs’, single-use electronic cigarettes. The prohibition will be expected to come into force, at the end of September, according to Green MP Francesca Pasquini, who initiated the law.
The text was widely adopted by the National Assembly in December and then ratified by the French Senate in February. The final stage was to convene a joint committee, bringing together members of parliament from both chambers. The committee reached a joint text without difficulty.
The French future bill now needs the green light from the EU Commission. I am “immediately asking the European Commission to confirm France’s decision. The fight against smoking must continue,” said Health Minister Catherine Vautrin on X.
The European Commission has six months to approve the legislation. Pasquini is quite optimistic since the Commission gave their go-ahead, for a ban on “puffs” in Belgium on Tuesday (19 March). (...)
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