Doodlebug
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Hi, all,
We met with the legal team today to discuss our options in the face of the EU proposal, and the imminent MHRA position statement. (We anticipate that the MHRA will announce on the 13th March, rather than waiting until May, because they like to roll the drum on No Smoking Day.)
We discussed all the issues for both UK and EU level. The legal experts reckon we have a strong case, particularly with regard to proportionality, and we shall be getting an official Opinion from a QC in the next couple of weeks. They described the proposed Directive as possibly being 'legally flawed' in several respects, which means we have a good chance of mounting a successful legal challenge.
We shall continue to fire on all cylinders, and will be asking for your help in getting the right messages to the right people in each of your constituencies in the coming weeks. I hope we can count on your support as we all join together for this crucial fight.
This is not an industry fighting for its survival in isolation; this is a fight for every single one of us who has discovered vaping - and it is a fight for our lives. We hope you will join us as we take the fight to them, rather than waiting for them to attack us even further.
Sincere thanks to Elites, not only for providing outstanding Chairmanship of ECITA since its inception in the form of Mike Ryan, but also for providing access to a top notch legal team, with the expertise and skills to bring us ALL safely home - as an industry and as a community of vapers.
We shall keep you informed as things progress, and would be grateful if a moderator could sticky this thread.
I should also like to offer my personal thanks particularly to Markyd, for inviting me to this forum and for his continued support over 3 years now; to KMS for ensuring that our blog could be hosted here; and to all of you who have welcomed me into this part of the community. I only wish I had more time to spend in here chatting with you all, but on balance, I'm sure you would all rather have me doing what I'm doing, which is to get out there and collect the big sticks to fend off the big bad boys!
Happy and long-lived vaping, one and all!
Cheers,
Katherine
We met with the legal team today to discuss our options in the face of the EU proposal, and the imminent MHRA position statement. (We anticipate that the MHRA will announce on the 13th March, rather than waiting until May, because they like to roll the drum on No Smoking Day.)
We discussed all the issues for both UK and EU level. The legal experts reckon we have a strong case, particularly with regard to proportionality, and we shall be getting an official Opinion from a QC in the next couple of weeks. They described the proposed Directive as possibly being 'legally flawed' in several respects, which means we have a good chance of mounting a successful legal challenge.
We shall continue to fire on all cylinders, and will be asking for your help in getting the right messages to the right people in each of your constituencies in the coming weeks. I hope we can count on your support as we all join together for this crucial fight.
This is not an industry fighting for its survival in isolation; this is a fight for every single one of us who has discovered vaping - and it is a fight for our lives. We hope you will join us as we take the fight to them, rather than waiting for them to attack us even further.
Sincere thanks to Elites, not only for providing outstanding Chairmanship of ECITA since its inception in the form of Mike Ryan, but also for providing access to a top notch legal team, with the expertise and skills to bring us ALL safely home - as an industry and as a community of vapers.
We shall keep you informed as things progress, and would be grateful if a moderator could sticky this thread.
I should also like to offer my personal thanks particularly to Markyd, for inviting me to this forum and for his continued support over 3 years now; to KMS for ensuring that our blog could be hosted here; and to all of you who have welcomed me into this part of the community. I only wish I had more time to spend in here chatting with you all, but on balance, I'm sure you would all rather have me doing what I'm doing, which is to get out there and collect the big sticks to fend off the big bad boys!
Happy and long-lived vaping, one and all!
Cheers,
Katherine