Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
This procedure recasts the structure and rates of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco related products, updating Directive 2011/64/EU. Amendments extend taxation to novel nicotine products such as heated tobacco, electronic cigarette liquids and nicotine pouches, setting minimum rates in euros and as percentages of the retail selling price, with updates every three years using the Eurostat harmonised index of consumer prices. They address illicit trade citing Europol and the EESC, delegated acts under Article 290 TFEU, medical-use exemptions, definitions closing loopholes, and coherence with the review of Directive 2014/40/EU on tobacco products.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled15 Apr 2026 · including EP official documents, Feb–Jul 2026
- Plenary vote — Rejected17 Jun 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary votes
11 roll-call votesIn plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 94 — text to be inserted after paragraph 3 — article 12Official label: Article 12, après le § 3 - Am 94 · what was voted ↗269 for353 against37 abstentions60 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 95 — paragraph 4 — article 12Official label: Article 12, § 4 - Am 95 · what was voted ↗273 for352 against32 abstentions62 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 96 — text to be inserted after paragraph 4 — article 12Official label: Article 12, après le § 4 - Am 96 · what was voted ↗266 for363 against32 abstentions58 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 89 — recital 3Official label: Considérant 3 - Am 89 · what was voted ↗287 for304 against69 abstentions59 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 90 — text to be inserted after recital 3Official label: Après le considérant 3 - Am 90 · what was voted ↗284 for293 against70 abstentions72 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026AdoptedOn amendment 91 — text to be inserted after recital 4Official label: Après le considérant 4 - Am 91 · what was voted ↗297 for267 against87 abstentions68 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 92 — recital 15Official label: Considérant 15 - Am 92 · what was voted ↗281 for315 against62 abstentions61 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 93 — recital 18Official label: Considérant 18 - Am 93 · what was voted ↗300 for331 against31 abstentions57 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026AdoptedOn amendment 60 — article 16Official label: Article 16 - Am 60-61 · what was voted ↗328 for294 against32 abstentions65 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026RejectedOn amendment 67 — article 20Official label: Article 20 - Am 67-70 · what was voted ↗289 for316 against51 abstentions63 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 17 Jun 2026Main voteRejectedOn the Commission proposal (the draft law)Official label: Proposition de la Commission au Conseil · what was voted ↗181 for439 against38 abstentions61 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only
Official amendment documents
Members who amended this procedure
37 Members · by amendment countThe amendments, in full text
329 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.