{"id":2925,"date":"2024-10-08T16:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T12:24:34","slug":"how-to-behave-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/how-to-behave-at-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to behave at the zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2925\" class=\"elementor elementor-2925\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486b2e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"486b2e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7e83b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be7e83b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a424ff6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a424ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b5d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2b5d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2190 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/homepage\/\">home page<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Buzz@Bruss! Edition #4<\/span> \u2022 <b>How to behave at the zoo<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc1839 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abc1839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd46bb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd46bb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c779b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c779b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4-1024x442.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3002\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4-1536x663.png 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-4-edition-v.4.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5181db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5181db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564cd1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"564cd1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95cf79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e95cf79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ffe13d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ffe13d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dccf5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13dccf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20275a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f20275a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe7145 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe7145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">The European Commission presented a draft for Council conclusions on smoke- and aerosol-free environments and once again proved its appetite for highly regulatory approaches and paternalistic interventions.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>JTI understands that tobacco smoke may present a nuisance to non-smokers from a behavioral or social perspective and recognizes that many people have concerns about exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. All smokers should show consideration for those around them and should not smoke when children are present.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #009f70;\">However, does it really need the European Union to boss anyone around by telling them not to smoke in a zoo?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd748b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8fd748b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdd54a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfdd54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc3-crop-square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc3-crop-square.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc3-crop-square-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc3-crop-square-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc3-crop-square-768x713.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a952274 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a952274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf01165 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf01165\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31134f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31134f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f937e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f937e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liberal societies have fought for a long time to escape the nanny state syndrome, and don\u2019t wish for it to return. In such a society, the state\u2019s responsibility is to regulate for safety, not to make choices on behalf of their citizens, nor tell them how to live their lives. At JTI, we believe that such state interference should not prevail, but rather uphold the respect of individual autonomy and personal responsibility.&nbsp;This is particularly true for wanting to ban or regulate smoking in private areas, homes or vehicles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea55ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cea55ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2ea99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b2ea99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b074db7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b074db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed75198 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed75198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7aee5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd7aee5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329eb7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"329eb7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d4645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85d4645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_01.jpg 420w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_01-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249c5b6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"249c5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2381\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b68d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76b68d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03.jpg 415w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de2678 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8de2678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd39ee6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd39ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0b004 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b0b004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e1f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e1f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">All smokers should show consideration for those around them and should not smoke when children are present.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e3cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e3cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-top: 10px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: normal;\"><em>\u2013 &#8216;Accommodating smokers and non-smokers\u2019, JTI Core Principle #5 \u2013 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f29c54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f29c54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12fae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b12fae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07.jpg 420w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60f698 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a60f698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2384\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2a47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d2a47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09.jpg 415w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c084ec elementor-hidden-desktop e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c084ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce616b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ce616b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b554bde elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b554bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a61e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a61e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">All smokers should show consideration for those around them and should not smoke when children are present.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6647955 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6647955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H336c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v128c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h80v64c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64h-8c-13.3 0-24 10.7-24 24v48c0 13.3 10.7 24 24 24h8c88.4 0 160-71.6 160-160V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c654d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c654d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-top: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: normal;\"><em>\u201c- \u2018Accommodating smokers and non-smokers\u2019,<br \/>JTI Core Principle #5 \u2013 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a00c6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a00c6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c354ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c354ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e71cd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e71cd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac854fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac854fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, we regret that potentially Risk-Reduced Products (RRP), such as vaping devices, have been included within the scope of the Recommendation and we consider the extension to open and semi-open areas (such as hospitality terraces) is disproportionate. An individual case-by-case assessment would be needed to determine certain outdoor and quasi-outdoor places.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application of smoke-free environment measures to heated tobacco and e-cigarettes has not been based on solid scientific evidence. The only publication evaluated by the Commission that examines the second-hand risk of emerging products is the SCHEER Report on e-cigarettes, which found \u201cweak to moderate evidence of risks of respiratory, cardiovascular and carcinogenic damage due to second-hand exposure to e-cigarette aerosols.\u201d More references to scientific studies in this area can be found in <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/law\/better-regulation\/have-your-say\/initiatives\/13333-Smoke-free-environments-updated-recommendation\/F3325473_en\">JTI\u2019s contribution<\/a><\/span> to the EU\u2019s Call for Evidence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fe4ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc-transparent-miso.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc-transparent-miso.png 1000w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc-transparent-miso-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A1_Misc-transparent-miso-768x680.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d551a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d551a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ce198 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51ce198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55702d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e55702d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e33d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94e33d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83276b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83276b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259c59f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259c59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application further undermines the opportunity to differentiate these emerging products from traditional cigarettes and inform adult smokers about the relative risk profile of these products. The Commission runs contrary to the findings of the most recent Eurobarometer, notably on the fact that, according to this survey, a majority of respondents who started using e-cigarettes cite their desire to quit smoking or reduce cigarette consumption as the primary reason for their decision.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, the right for adult consumers who have made the informed choice to use such products should be preserved, notably in public spaces. The counter-effect of extending such a ban to emerging products must be carefully considered by regulators.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the duty of adult consumers of tobacco and nicotine products to be courteous when using these products in public places, notably to avoid smoking around children. However, outright prohibitions are inconsistent with the fundamental rights of free societies.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b9b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19b9b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a4103 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1a4103\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e725994 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e725994\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5b547 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c5b547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b010a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56b010a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7d977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee7d977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de22608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de22608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Buzz@Bruss! #4 <\/b>\u2022 more articles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb28f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abb28f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8249f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8249f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/gateways-totobacco-harm-reduction\/\"><strong>Gateways to Tobacco Harm Reduction\u00a0\u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd741c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cd741c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bb048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3bb048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/no-taxation-without-representation\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSweden strikes the balance: risk-reduction &amp; consumer choice\u201d (Edit)\">No taxation without representation!<\/a> <\/strong><strong>\u2192<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bd8cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46bd8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4a4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4a4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/france-a-prime-example-forthe-syndrome-of-illicit-tobacco-trade\/\"><strong>France \u2013 a prime example for the syndrome of illicit tobacco trade \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4593990 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4593990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7348118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7348118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 home page \u2022 Buzz@Bruss! Edition #4 \u2022 How to behave at the zoo The European Commission presented a draft for Council conclusions on smoke- and aerosol-free environments and once again proved its appetite for highly regulatory approaches and paternalistic interventions. JTI understands that tobacco smoke may present a nuisance to non-smokers from a behavioral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe","tag-4_a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2925"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3435,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions\/3435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}