EU Confused e-cigarette trade association TVECA supports e-cigarette regulation it opposes

[Toby]

From Clive Bates -
Confused e-cigarette trade association supports e-cigarette regulation it opposes « The counterfactual

About it on UKV -
What a mess! US E-cig Trade Body TVECA scandalous TPD letter

if you look a bit futher
TVECA Affiliates | TVECA
you’ll see that “tveca is a proud member of coresta”
now if you look at this
CORESTA
and down load the full presentation, and look at the last page, you’ll find
Annex 1

BOARD MEMBERS (2012-2014)

Alliance One International (USA)
Borgwaldt KC GmbH (Germany)
British American tobacco (UK)
China National tobacco Corporation (China)
Imperial tobacco Ltd. (UK)
Japan Tobacco Inc. (Japan)
KT&G Corporation (South Korea)
Papierfabrik Wattens GmbH & Co KG (Austria)
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (USA)
Sodim SAS (France)
Swedish Match North Europe Division (Sweden)
SWM International Inc. (USA)
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company (USA)
University of Kentucky (USA)

that could explain few things.

 

[low_tar_neil]

Deeply shady and self serving, people were worried about TVECA on here when it was just 3 members - they were going against flavors/mods from the word go, and picking fights with other industry group, seeking to bend the industry to their own commercial gain. SFATA ultimately won out in the US so they decamped to Europe to try again.

 

[Orb Skewer]

Here is how they are distributed

TVECA Members | TVECA

 

[Julie W]

Three phrases immediately spring to mind here

Divide & conquer
Muddy the waters
Long arms deep pockets

 

[Steamix]

TVECA - TOBACCO Vapour ...

Uhoh.

Vaping's been labouring hard to disassociate itself from tobacco.

That name alone should ring all the alarm bells....

 

[AgentAnia]

Clive Bates has updated his blog post with the following, fyi:

Stop press 21 Jan 2014: not only is TVECA confused, it has misrepresented its support. The French e-cigarette trade association, CACE, dissociates itself from the letter. BRAVO!

The CACE would like to dissociate itself from the TVECA, whose positions strongly differ from the rightful interests of the vapers and the French e-cigarette sector. [...] In conclusion, the CACE is calling upon the MEPs of the ENVI Committee to reject article 18 of the draft TPD, in order to allow for a more adequate and realistic regulation, considering the needs of both the vapers and the market.

 

[Orb Skewer]

And the Swiss

Swiss Vape Trade Association – Stellungnahme SVTA zum Schreiben des TVECA

 

[Luisa]

Here is how they are distributed

TVECA Members | TVECA

I have never heard of these companies. Who is their lobbyist?