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Dear Ms H

Thank you for contacting Andrew about this matter. He has been contacted by hundreds of individuals about the Commission's proposals for regulating electronic cigarettes as pharmaceutical products.

In Andrew's view regulation of this kind is expensive and in some EU countries would make it impossible to buy e-cigs except in a pharmacy. He can't see the sense of restricting the sale of e-cigarettes when tobacco cigarettes - which have a far more harmful effect on health - can be bought everywhere.

For this reason Andrew has been working with his Liberal colleagues and MEPs of other parties in recent weeks to put forward an alternative that would attract majority support in Parliament. The compromise amendment that we finally tabled was designed to ensure that e-cigarettes are safe devices to use, but objected to the proposal that they be regulated as pharmaceutical products. The amendment also stated that e-cigs had a major role to play in reducing tobacco-related deaths.

Several weeks ago the Parliament supported this position by 362 votes to 298. The compromise amendment was therefore adopted.

This is good news. Although a year ago Andrew could not have told you what e-cigarettes were, today he regards these electronic devices as a potential game-changer in the fight to reduce smoking-related disease.

Now attempts must be made to find a compromise between the European Parliament and national governments in the EU Council of Ministers.

You might also be interested to know that a 65% combined health warning size was adopted for tobacco products, and a health warning will now be displayed on the top of the package, not the bottom.

In Andrew's view the adoption of the Directive is a clear success against the tobacco lobby which wanted to see this Directive postponed into the next legislature.

The press release which you refer to does raise some serious concerns. Andrew is trying to follow these up with his colleagues on the relevant committees to understand better the nature of the compromise that the Commission is putting forward. It does appear to be more consistent with that of the UK Government than the European Parliament.

Thank you once again for contacting Andrew to raise your concerns about this issue.

Yours sincerely,

Kilian Bourke
Caseworker to
Andrew Duff
Liberal Democrat MEP for the East of England

I found this in my junk folder !!



Dear Ms H

Thank you for your recent email, addressed to Stuart Agnew MEP. I am
replying on his behalf.

Mr Agnew and his fellow UKIP MEPs were elected on a platform of withdrawal
from the EU and thus have no mandate for supporting EU legislative proposals
and would not, therefore, support this directive or its revisions. They are
opposed, as a matter of principle, to unelected members of the European
Commission being the sole originators of all new EU legislation, much of
which is binding upon the British people.

Electronic smoking devices are already well regulated in this country. We
do not need the EU sticking its nose in.

Rest assured that the UKIP MEPs will vote against this legislation when it
comes before the Parliament. It should be a matter for our elected
Government and Parliament at Westminster, not unelected officials in
Brussels. However, do bear in mind that there are 754 MEPs and the UK has
just 72. Many of the latter are EU supporters and will not vote against
this nonsense.

Unfortunately, while we remain members of the EU, we will be subject to rule
by Brussels diktat. Sadly, much of what emanates from the Brussels
legislative sausage machine is extremely damaging to the best interests of
the British people and to our business sector.

UKIP was created in 1993 to campaign for our country's freedom from the EU
and we will continue to campaign for exactly that outcome. I do hope that
we can rely on your support at future elections, both domestic and European.

Best wishes,

Stuart Gulleford
Political Advisor to Stuart Agnew MEP

Done....with Facebook,

Thanks Fagsareus, all done

Can I be added to the next list for 1 kg, please. ?

Is this any use ?


www.eccauk.org/index.php/consumer-affairs/33-nicotine-equivalency-of-ecigarettes-vs-cigarettes.html

Hi, Tom. I have bought from them, both online and at their fengate shop (where there is parking). You will get a discount on your first online order