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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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 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): Smokeless nicotine products

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health amending the Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the labelling and other layout elements of tobacco and related products and their unit packets; (2 page(s), in Finnish), (1 page(s), in Finnish)

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Description of content: Technical details on the health warning required for unit packets of smokeless nicotine products

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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

Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the labelling and other layout elements of tobacco and related products and their unit packets (591/2016)

Draft Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health amending the Decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the labelling and other layout elements of tobacco and related products and their unit packets.

https://technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu/en/notification/25978

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Proposed date of adoption: 6 months after the amendment of the Tobacco Act (G/TBT/N/FIN/85/Rev.3) has entered into force.

Proposed date of entry into force: 6 months after the amendment of the Tobacco Act (G/TBT/N/FIN/85/Rev.3) has entered into force.

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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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) 29 504 7022

maaraykset.tekniset.tem@gov.fi

http://www.tem.fi

https://technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu/en/notification/25978

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/FIN/24_03917_01_x.pdf