烟草在线据《华沙商务日报》报道编译　　2012年12月，欧洲委员会提议欧盟禁止加香卷烟和细长款卷烟。这项举措一旦得到执行，就可能对波兰烟草业和波兰政府预算产生重大消极影响。

　　波兰商会警告说，这项举措可能会失去三分之一的波兰烟草市场。欧盟的所有薄荷卷烟中，多达40%是在波兰制造的。

　　烟草业每年为波兰政府带来200亿波兰兹罗提的税收收入。波兰商会呼吁总理唐纳德·图斯克不要签署这项指令。

　　欧洲委员会提议制定一项禁止所有加香卷烟和薄荷卷烟的法令。它还提议，所有在欧盟内制造的卷烟的直径必须是7.5毫米或更大。

　　这项提案还会对包装产生影响。根据提议实施的新法，卷烟包装表面的75%，也必须覆盖健康警语和与吸烟有关的疾病的图片。

　　欧洲委员会说，现行的《烟草产品指令》历时已经超过10年，新法将使烟草法律跟上当前的健康研究。它还对新产品和新发展，像电子卷烟和网上销售等进行规范。

　　如果获得批准，这项法律提案预计将在2014年被采用，并从2015年起开始生效。

New EU Cigarette Laws Could Burn Polish Industry

　　In December, the European Commission proposed that the EU ban flavored and slim cigarettes, a move which if implemented could have a major negative impact on the Polish tobacco industry and the government's budget.

　　The Polish Chamber of Commerce (PIH) has warned that the directive could eliminate one-third of Poland's tobacco market. As much as 40 percent of all menthol cigarettes in the EU are made in Poland.

　　The tobacco industry generates up to zł.20 billion annually in tax revenue for the government. The PIH has appealed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk not to sign the directive.

　　The European Commission is proposing a ban on all flavored and menthol cigarettes. It also proposes that all cigarettes made in the EU should be 7.5 mm in diameter or larger.

　　The proposal would also affect packaging. Under the proposed new rules, 75 percent of a cigarette pack’s surface would have to be covered with health warnings and graphic pictures of smoking-related ailments.

　　The current Tobacco Products Directive is over 10 years old, and the new one will bring tobacco laws up to date with current health studies, the EC says. It would regulate new products and developments, like electronic cigarettes and online sales.

　　If approved, proposal is expected to be adopted in 2014, and would come into effect from 2015. Enditem