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Definitions within the
TPD
The TPD contains a list of many definitions related to the manufacture,
sale and supply of cigarettes, tobacco and tobacco-related products.
Here are some of those definitions which are relevant to vapers.
Tobacco products - Products that can be consumed and consist,
even partly, of tobacco, whether genetically modified or not.
Smokeless tobacco product - A tobacco product not involving
a combustion process, including chewing tobacco, nasal tobacco
and tobacco for oral use.
Electronic cigarette - A product that can be used for
consumption of nicotine-containing vapour via a mouth piece, or
any component of that product, including a cartridge, a tank and
the device without cartridge or tank.
Electronic cigarettes can be disposable or refillable by means
of a refill container and a tank, or rechargeable with single use
cartridges.
Refill container - A receptacle that contains a nicotinecontaining liquid, which can be used to refill an electronic
cigarette.
Nicotine - nicotinic alkaloids.
Emissions - Substances that are released when a tobacco or
related product is consumed as intended, such as substances
found in smoke, or substances released during the process of
using smokeless tobacco products.
Additive - A substance, other than tobacco, that is added to a
tobacco product, a unit packet or to any outside packaging.
Flavouring - An additive that imparts smell and/or taste.
Characterising flavour - A clearly noticeable smell or taste
other than one of tobacco, resulting from an additive or a
combination of additives, including, but not limited to, fruit, spice,
herbs, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla, which is noticeable
before or during the consumption of the tobacco product.
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Addictiveness - The pharmacological potential of a substance
to cause addiction, a state which affects an individual's ability to
control his or her behaviour, typically by instilling a reward or a
relief from withdrawal symptoms, or both.
Toxicity - The degree to which a substance can cause harmful
effects in the human organism, including effects occurring over time,
usually through repeated or continuous consumption or exposure.
Outside packaging - Any packaging in which tobacco or related
products are placed on the market and which includes a unit
packet or an aggregation of unit packets; transparent wrappers
are not regarded as outside packaging.
Unit packet - The smallest individual packaging of a tobacco or
related product that is placed on the market.
Health warning - A warning concerning the adverse effects on
human health of a product or other undesired consequences
of its consumption, including text warnings, combined health
warnings, general warnings and information messages, as
provided for in this Directive.
Cross-border distance sales - Distance sales to consumers
where, at the time the consumer orders the product from a retail
outlet, the consumer is located in a Member State other than
the Member State or the third country where that retail outlet is
established.
Consumer - A natural person who is acting for purposes which
are outside his or her trade, business, craft or profession.
Retail outlet - Any outlet where tobacco products are placed on
the market including by a natural person.
Go to page 26 to read about Grandfather Rights And The TPD