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<p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised
packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all
issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products
and a decision will be taken in due course. The United Kingdom notified the draft
regulations under the EU Technical Standards Directive (Directive 98/34/EC). Pursuant
to this Directive, the regulations cannot be made until after the notification ‘standstill’
period has ended on 2 March 2015. If the Government does decide to proceed with standardised
packaging, a decision will then be made as to the appropriate Parliamentary timetable
for the proposed regulations.</p><p> </p>
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