The European Commission (EC) is on track to review the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive after several delays, TobaccoIntelligence understands from sources close to the Commission. According to a document released in March this year by the EC’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-Santé), the review is expected by the second quarter of 2026.
The directive’s last update occurred over a decade ago.