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<p>Oral tobacco products such as snus were banned in the United Kingdom under The
Tobacco for Oral Use (Safety) Regulations 1992, which implemented European Union Directive
92/41. This ban has been confirmed in subsequent regulations, most recently by the
EU Tobacco Products Directive 14/40, which has been transposed into UK law in the
Tobacco and Related Products Regulation 2016 (TRPR). The European Commission set out
the evidence underpinning the ban in the Tobacco Products Directive’s impact assessment
and in previous Directives. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p><p>The
Department is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the TRPR and this
includes a public consultation that closes on the 19 March 2021. The Department will
review the evidence submitted to consider if the regulations have met their objectives
or if any future regulatory changes should be considered.</p>
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