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"Mr President, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this very important subject. I congratulate the rapporteur for his handling of this report through three readings and lengthy negotiations with the Council in the conciliation process. The final text which we will vote on tomorrow is to be welcomed as the fruit of successful negotiation. The House has made it clear from the beginning that we expect strict rules to be applied in the whole area of producing, packaging and marketing cigarettes and other tobacco products.
It should be noted that 80% of first-time smokers in the EU are below the age of 18. Statistics suggest very clearly that in the EU smoking kills half a million people annually. Cigarette smoking is the cause of fatal diseases amongst a quarter of all smokers. Smoking causes 85% of all cases of lung cancer and half of all premature deaths among life-long smokers are caused by the use of tobacco.
The new regulations being proposed will be a significant step forward. Member States have been attentive to the concerns expressed by Parliament and have taken the most important aspects of our recommendations on board. In Ireland smoking kills six times as many people per year as road accidents, work accidents, murder, drugs, suicide and Aids combined. Seven thousand deaths occur in Ireland each year from tobacco-related illnesses and one third of these occur before the age of 65. Twenty-five per cent of all heart-related diseases are caused by smoking. In conclusion, these are astonishing statistics which I am confident this Parliament will continue to work to reduce."@en1
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