EU Tobacco Taxation Directive and Tobacco Products Directive timeline

The European Commission has presented a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD), which would expand the scope of the directive to include e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, all of which would be subject to minimum taxes. It would also more than double excise duties on traditional cigarettes. Most European Union member states have yet to issue official statements on the proposed TTD, but some have already pushed back.

Further, the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) might be adopted by early next year.

This summary of the main events in the TTD and TPD review process will be updated as further developments occur

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Antonia Di Lorenzo

Newsdesk editor/EU lead reporter
Antonia is a member of the editorial team and holds a masters degree in Law from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She moved in 2013 to London, where she completed a postgraduate course at the London School of Journalism. In the UK, she worked as a news reporter for a financial newswire and a magazine before moving to Barcelona in 2019.

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