EU Totally Wicked UK Makes Legal Challenge Against THE European Union's TPD

[Professor Enic]

Some of you may find this interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McADifU04UQ

 

[DC2]

I would so like to watch that, except that I hate watching videos.


And I would like to caution people to steer clear of my lawn.
Bad things can happen if you touch my lawn.

 

[readeuler]

I don't know much about what's going on in the EU (sorry Europeans!) but I do wish Totally Wicked the best of luck. They weren't my first ecig, but they were the ones that got me to stop smoking, and have kept me away from them for one month+ at this point.

Keep up the good fight, I personally appreciate it.

 

[dragonpuff]

For those who don't like watching videos

Totally Wicked Formally Challenges Tobacco Products Directive | e cig news

 

[DC2]

For those who don't like watching videos

Totally Wicked Formally Challenges Tobacco Products Directive | e cig news

Thank you!

 

[2coils]

Here we go!!! Its going to be interesting to see how this plays out. I hope U.S vendors with deep pockets are getting their check books ready, as the courts will ultimately decide the fate of e-cigs here too!!

 

[csardaz]

Its not really a video, its a radio interview.

 

[sonicdsl]

Moved to EU Legislation from FDA Regulations

 

[NymeriaSand]

Woo! Good stuff Totally Wicked! Going to go out and buy some more of your eliquid tomorrow, to say thanks!

 

[Anjaffm]

Alright! Thumbs up for Totally Wicked!
Yes, the only authority who can stop overzealous politicos and "public health" corruption is the courts.
In my country, the courts have reined in overzealous politicos several times, also when they attempted to ban ecigs as "unregistered medicines" and crap.
Same as in the US, with the FDA and its seizures in 2009.

 

[Hattivatti]

TW has won the right to formally challenge the validity of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg. This will take place in 2015.

Press statement Leading Electronic Cigarette Company Wins Right to Challenge Tobacco Products Directive in Europe

 

[Anjaffm]

excellent!

Totally Wicked becomes the first electronic cigarette manufacturer to win the right to challenge a Directive that will bring e-cigarettes and e-liquid within its regulatory scope as a "tobacco related product" - despite not containing tobacco - and subject e-cigarettes to more stringent regulation than some conventional tobacco products.

Electronic cigarettes are a revolutionary product with the potential to render tobacco cigarettes obsolete and prevent millions of deaths from smoking. Totally Wicked believes that the TPD is likely to adversely impact the availability of good quality, electronic cigarettes and e-liquids, and jeopardise the life-changing potential of e-cigarettes, resulting in a major detrimental impact on the public health of millions of people across the EU.

Specifically, Totally Wicked’s challenge is based on its view that Article 20 of the TPD represents a disproportionate impediment to the free movement of goods and the free provision of services, places electronic cigarettes at an unjustified competitive disadvantage to tobacco products, fails to comply with the general EU principle of equality, and breaches the fundamental rights of electronic cigarette manufacturers.

The whole link is well worth reading.

 

[Danie06]

TW has won the right to formally challenge the validity of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg. This will take place in 2015.

Press statement Leading Electronic Cigarette Company Wins Right to Challenge Tobacco Products Directive in Europe

Absolutely awesome news!
Now lets hope they can really challenge those ridiculous tpd rules before too many countries have converted them into law.

 

[Katya]

TW has won the right to formally challenge the validity of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in Luxembourg. This will take place in 2015.

Press statement Leading Electronic Cigarette Company Wins Right to Challenge Tobacco Products Directive in Europe

Brilliant.

Good luck TW!

 

[Hattivatti]

Clive Bates has written an article about TW's legal case in non-lawyer language: Totally Wicked legal challenge to the Tobacco Products Directive e-cigarette measures « The counterfactual

Article also includes links to the original documents for lawyer language likers

 

[Nana Gail]

Great interview! I can only wish TW the very best of luck next year before the Court. It all boils down to individual choice and freedom to make your own informed decision. Great truth! Too bad we have Politicians and Judges making far too many of them for US!