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Notifying Member: FINLAND

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

PO Box 33

FI-00023 Government

Finland

Tel. +358 295 16001

Fax +358 9 698 0709

E-mail: kirjaamo.stm@gov.fi

Website: http://www.stm.fi

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Nicotine pouches without tobacco

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Government Proposal for Amending the Tobacco Act; (20 page(s), in Finnish)

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Description of content: Banning the sales and import of nicotine pouches

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health or safety

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Relevant documents:

Tobacco Act (549/2016), G/TBT/N/FIN/50

Draft Government Proposal for Amending the Tobacco Act https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&year=2023&num=219

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Proposed date of adoption: as soon as possible

Proposed date of entry into force: as soon as possible

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Final date for comments: Not Applicable

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

For technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures:

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (in Finland)

P.O. Box 32

FI-00023

+(358) 29 516001

maaraykset.tekniset.tem@gov.fi

http://www.tem.fi