Fight for snus. Denmark attacked

[Jan]

Found this article in today's Sydsvenskan ("South Sweden newspaper"). John Dalli again.. f....g criminal...

This is a google translated article. Link to original article: http://www.sydsvenskan.se/danmark/eu...nskt-snusande/
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The EU wants to strangle Danish snuff
Denmark. Denmark is no exception to the ban on snus, says EU commissioner.
Portion is not allowed in Denmark, it seems everyone agrees on. But loose snus seems to cause a fight.

Danish politicians believe that the country's snuff, an exemption from the EU's strict directive against tobacco use. Danish law does not permit pouch, but says nothing loose.

The reasoning is based on the loose is a traditional product in Denmark. But according to John Dalli, EU Health Commissioner, is permitted only snus in Sweden, who, for cultural reasons, has received an exemption from EU rules, writes politiken.dk.

The Commissioner's spokesman claims that tobacco Directive, Article 8 states that snus is banned in Denmark and that the country has no exceptions. Therefore, Denmark should start living up to its rules and stop all snuff.

It may be that Denmark has simply missed the fact that the EU abolished some exception in the Tobacco Products Directive - as long as ten years ago. But it does not believe Health Minister Haarder. Enhedslistens Per Clausen goes further:
- It would be totally insane if the EU demanded that Denmark would prohibit snus producer, he says as politiken.dk.

The Board of Health, which monitors the Danes' health, it was found that snuff can cause some very unpleasant consequences, but you do not think it would be harmful to the Danish public health if it were allowed to keep snus producer. Consumers are still so few.
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