What changed between the resolution motion and the resolution motion joint

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Removed:4. Underlines that there is no proven safe level of exposure to smoke and aerosols;

Added:6. Calls on the Member States to extend bans on the use of smoke- and aerosol-emitting products to key outdoor areas; considers that these may include outdoor restaurants and cafés, workplaces, areas close to healthcare facilities, educational establishments, healthcare and other care facilities, public transportation including bus and tram stops, train stations and platforms, airports and recreational areas, and other areas of congregation or high congestion, taking into account the risks posed by exposure;

Removed:5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to provide effective protection from second-hand smoke and aerosols; highlights the need for protection from environments contaminated by tobacco;

Added:7. Considers that these bans should be designed in such a way as to ensure maximum protection, especially for children, young people, pregnant women and other vulnerable groups; notes, in this regard, that 14 Member States have already prohibited smoking in cars when minors are present;

Removed:6. Underlines that smoke-free environments protect the health of both non-smokers and smokers, as they prevent non-smokers from exposure to hazardous and dangerous substances and they encourage smokers to reduce their smoking or to stop completely;

Added:8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake studies and stimulate further research on the risks associated with second-hand exposure to heated tobacco and aerosols, including from e-cigarettes;

Removed:7. Calls on the Member States to extend public bans on smoking to new and emerging HTPs, e-cigarettes and other aerosol-emitting products;

Removed:8. Suggests that bans on smoking and aerosol-emitting products should be designed in such a way to ensure the highest level of protection, especially for children, young people, pregnant women and other vulnerable groups;

Removed:9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake studies and stimulate further research on the risks associated with second-hand exposure to HTPs and aerosols, including e-cigarettes;

9. Expresses concern over the growing public health risks posed by the rise in black market vaping products; emphasises that the lack of control over the safety and origins of these products jeopardises public health, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to impose stronger measures to prevent such products from illegally entering the market;

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Removed:12. Deplores the 20 % cut to the EU4Health programme under the EU budget; is gravely concerned about the EU’s long-term investment plan for health;

Added:11. Calls on the Commission to propose, as soon as possible, a revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive, the Tobacco Advertising Directive and the Tobacco Products Directive, after having followed up on the scientific evaluations of the health risks related to e-cigarettes, HTPs and novel tobacco products, including the assessment of the risks of using these products compared to consuming other tobacco products;

Removed:13. Calls on the Commission to propose, as a matter of priority, a revision of the directives on tobacco advertising, tobacco taxation and tobacco products;

Added:12. Invites the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council, four years after the adoption of this resolution, on the progress in its implementation and the implementation of the Council recommendation in the Member States;

Removed:14. Underlines that there is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry’s interests and public health policy interests;

Removed:15. Underscores that the tobacco industry knowingly denied that its products were linked to cancer and falsely claimed that second-hand smoke did not cause any harm; condemns the fact that this misleading conduct continues today with tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine companies concealing the addictive nature of their products, while directly targeting children and young adults with advertisements for their harmful products;

Removed:16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put additional measures in place to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes, notably to children and young people;

Removed:17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as signatories to the WHO FCTC, to effectively limit the EU’s interactions with the tobacco industry, allowing the industry’s input in public consultations only, and to make those interactions fully and proactively transparent;

Removed:18. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of developing ‘tobacco-free farms’ initiatives under EU financial support programmes; calls on the Commission to prevent tobacco plantations from accessing EU public funding;

Removed:19. Invites the Commission to report, four years after the adoption of this resolution, to Parliament and the Council on the progress in its implementation and the implementation of the Council recommendation in the Member States;

13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the World Health Organization.