The report is linked to an old request by the Parliament aimed at ensuring the continuation of aid to EU tobacco producers until 2013, whereas the 2004 reform of the sector decided that the link between tobacco production and support to farmers should be cut in 2010 at the latest.
Parlamenta Transporta komitejas skatījumā jaunajos tiesību aktos jāizvairās no dažām nepamatoti stingrām vai apgrūtinošām prasībām.