Tobacco products: advertising and sponsorship by press, radio, television

After rejecting by 211 votes to 314 with 25 abstentions a proposal of intended rejection of the Council common position (tabled by the EPP Group and by Mrs Roth-Behrendt and 28 other signatories) and by 214 votes to 314 with 18 abstentions, an amendment seeking to modify the legal basis of the proposal, Parliament, following the opinion of its rapporteur, Mr Christian CABROL (UPE, F), approved the Council's common position seeking to prohibit throughout the Union all advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products. The common position was thus approved without amendment. The Council was called on to adopt the act as soon as possible in accordance with the common position. �