# Excise duty: structure and rates applied on manufactured tobacco

European Parliament procedure 2008/0150(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 40 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2008-12-15 and 2008-12-15.

## What the amendments focus on

A consultation on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco. The amendments set minimum excise duty levels per 1 000 cigarettes and per kilogram of fine-cut tobacco, the share of excise duty in the weighted average retail selling price, timelines and derogations for certain Member States, the specific component of the duty, and national minimum consumer prices for public health and tobacco-prevention purposes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zsolt László BECSEY | Hungary | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28138.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Benoît HAMON | France | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28159.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Paolo BARTOLOZZI | Italy | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21818.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Bilyana Ilieva RAEVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38600.md |
| Daniel DĂIANU | Romania | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39716.md |
| Andrea LOSCO | Italy | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36393.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Salvador Domingo SANZ PALACIO | Spain | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40603.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| Cornelis VISSER | Netherlands | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39534.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.671: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.671+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0150-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0150-CNS.json

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