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===2021~~: Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban~~: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===

===2021: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===

*Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban. This document responds to the proposed Decree of the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport on the regulation of e-cigarette flavours in the Netherlands.

*Signed by 24 experts from around the world

*Covers 12 key points including ~~dual use~~

*Covers 12 key points

**Sets conflicting objectives and takes a “war on drugs” approach to nicotine.

**Adopts false and misleading claims about the risks of e-cigarettes.

**Draws on irrelevant information about an outbreak of lung injuries in North America.

**Misunderstands “dual-use”.

**Asserts a “gateway effect” but there is more likely to be a diversion away from smoking.

**Takes a simplistic approach to youth risk behaviours and fails to demonstrate benefits to adolescent public health.

**Ignores perverse consequences of prohibition, even though these are foreseeable.

**Fails to show benefits for adolescents or address concerns it may cause harm to young people.

**Ignores the harmful effects of a vaping flavour ban on adults.

**Creates regulatory protection for the cigarette trade.

**Violates important regulatory principles, including those underpinning the European Union internal market.

**Proposes an illiberal policy and fails to recognise a major global public health opportunity.

*Acknowledgement: We confirm that signatories report no conflicts with respect to FCTC Article 5.3 and no financial conflicts of interest with respect to tobacco or e-cigarette companies under the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) reporting standard.

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-===2021: Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===
+===2021: [https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf Regulation of e-cigarette flavours – a response]===
+*Testimony in Netherlands pertaining to a potential flavour / flavor ban. This document responds to the proposed Decree of the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport on the regulation of e-cigarette flavours in the Netherlands.
 *Signed by 24 experts from around the world
-*Covers 12 key points including dual use
+*Covers 12 key points
+**Sets conflicting objectives and takes a “war on drugs” approach to nicotine.
+**Adopts false and misleading claims about the risks of e-cigarettes.
+**Draws on irrelevant information about an outbreak of lung injuries in North America.
+**Misunderstands “dual-use”.
+**Asserts a “gateway effect” but there is more likely to be a diversion away from smoking.
+**Takes a simplistic approach to youth risk behaviours and fails to demonstrate benefits to adolescent public health.
+**Ignores perverse consequences of prohibition, even though these are foreseeable.
+**Fails to show benefits for adolescents or address concerns it may cause harm to young people.
+**Ignores the harmful effects of a vaping flavour ban on adults.
+**Creates regulatory protection for the cigarette trade.
+**Violates important regulatory principles, including those underpinning the European Union internal market.
+**Proposes an illiberal policy and fails to recognise a major global public health opportunity.
+*Acknowledgement: We confirm that signatories report no conflicts with respect to FCTC Article 5.3 and no financial conflicts of interest with respect to tobacco or e-cigarette companies under the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) reporting standard.