Starting from Today, all cigarettes sold in the European Union member states are required to be self extinguishing, i.e. comply with reduced ignition propensity (RIP) standards. The cigarette makers are obliged to wrap the cigarette tobacco in the specific “thicker” paper, so the cigarettes would extinguish on their own, once they are not puffed.

In order to diminish the number of deadly fires caused by unattended cigarettes, all cigarettes sold across the 27 states of the European Union will be fire safe starting from November 17.

Reduced Ignition Propensity or self extinguishing cigarettes extinguish once they are not used, therefore, decreasing the odds of causing a fire, being one of the leading causes of fire deaths and injuries in the European Union.

Scientific evidence demonstrated that the number of fatal fires might be cut by at least 30 percent with the requirement of the Reduced Ignition Propensity cigarettes, said a report published by European Commission for Consumer Affairs, citing corresponding data from Finland, which was the first European country to require fire safe cigarettes in 2008, which led to reduction of deadly fires by 25 percent.

Everyone knows that safe cigarettes do not exist, and the best thing is stop smoking. However, if adult people decide to smoke, then the latest standards, which are coming into effect today, will oblige cigarette makers to manufacture only Reduced Ignition Propensity cigarettes, protecting thousands of smokers and their families from the hazards of fires, admitted John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health.

The bill to require self extinguishing cigarettes was introduced by Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs in 2008, and took almost three years to enter into effect as the tobacco companies needed time to modify their manufacturing facilities.

The major thing about fire safe cigarettes is the usage of the innovative non porous paper, which acts as “speed bump”. The paper comprises small bands, which extinguish the smoldering cigarette, once the burning reaches one of these bands, without being steadily puffed. According to the researches, the reduced ignition propensity go extinguish in about 2 minutes after being left unattended, which is much faster than in case of traditional cigarettes, which will burn down until the filter tip.

Arlene McCarthy, member of European Parliament from the United Kingdom, said the self extinguishing cigarettes are a life saving innovation. “Sometimes it happens that people fall asleep on the sofa or in bed with a lit cigarette in their hand, which smolders and causes the fire, so fire safe cigarettes will minimize this risk, and thus, save lives.”

The British MP also stated that cigarette smokers will not feel the difference between the traditional cigarettes and Fire Safe Cigarettes. Nevertheless, fire safe cigarettes will be more expensive since the porous paper cost more that usual cigarette wrapping paper.

New York was the first state in the USA to require self extinguishing cigarettes in 2004. In 2010, the state confirmed 33% reduction in the number of fire deaths caused by cigarettes.

Currently, fire safe cigarettes are adopted in Canada, Australia and most US states.

The european parliament: save electronic cigarettes from excessive eu regulation

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Post #121 RE The European Parliament Save electronic cigarettes from excessive EU regulation
MAKE SOME NOISE, RAISE YOUR VOICE.
>Twitter Bomb December 15th > #EuEcigBan #ecig

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! SHARE THIS EVENT! We want to raise to voices of vapers worldwide and spread awareness to what is going on within the politics right now!

Currently vaping legally in Europe is endangered as lobbyists and corrupt/ fanatic politicians try to regulate it in a way, which basically would ban 95% of all ecigs we know from the market.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Get a Twitter Account at (if you don’t have one already) and tweet your thoughts on ecigs and the EU Ecig ban at the time this event takes place. Your tweet has to include

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Post #122 RE The European Parliament Save electronic cigarettes from excessive EU regulation
If this goes ahead when would the laws come into effect? Would it be an immediate thing, ie as of the 15th dec it would be impossible to buy nic liquid ect, or would it be some date set in the future? 10/12/13 06 49 PM
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Post #123 RE The European Parliament Save electronic cigarettes from excessive EU regulation
Not due to come into effect until 2016…

.. but we all know how truthful the EU has been so far.. so nothing would surprise me if otherwise…

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Post #124 RE The European Parliament Save electronic cigarettes from excessive EU regulation
Member States may allow nicotine containing products which are not in compliance with this Directive to be placed on the market until

Publications Office, please insert the exact date entry into force 24 months.
Publications Office, please insert the exact date entry into force 36 months.

I think we have 3 years from the text agreed by the EP in October but as Toby says trust them as far as you can throw them the trialogue can change this on a whim 10/12/13 11 29 PM
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Post #127 RE The European Parliament Save electronic cigarettes from excessive EU regulation
I’ve read some where that we have some breathing space until 2016. Thats got tobe a little good away togo before we can relax. 18/12/13 10 40 AM
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(29/11/13 12 47 PM)frankendampfer Wrote hello

pls sign the new petition to EU Parliament

regards from Germany done already 19/12/13 09 49 AM
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