Regulating Lifestyle Risks: The EU, Alcohol, Tobacco and Unhealthy Diets

402 Pages·2014·2.2 MB·English

by  Alberto Alemanno

REGULATING LIFESTYLE RISKS
This collection of essays looks at the role the European Union could
and should play in promoting healthier lifestyles, in light of the
moral, philosophical, legal and political challenges associated with
the regulation of individual choices. By tackling the main
non-communicablediseases(NCD)riskfactors(tobaccoconsumption,
harmfuluseofalcoholandunhealthydiets),thecontributorsendeavour
to identifycommonthemesanddeterminewhether and, if so,to what
extent the lessons learned in relation to each area of EU intervention
couldbetransposedtotheothers.ByfocusingontheEuropeanUnion
legalorder,thebookhighlightstheopportunitiesthatlegalinstruments
offerfortheNCDpreventionandcontrolagendainEurope,aswellasthe
constraintsthatthelawimposesonpolicy-makers.
alberto alemanno is Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law and Risk
Regulation at HEC Paris. He is also Global Clinical Professor at New
York University School of Law where he directs the HEC-NYU EU
RegulatoryPolicyClinicfromParis.Heisoneoftheleadingexpertsin
theareasofEUlawandpolicy,globalriskregulationandevidence-based
policy-making.
amandine garde is a professor at the University of Liverpool and
holdsachairinLaw.HerresearchinterestslieinthefieldsofEUtrade,
andconsumer,advertising,foodandpublichealthlaw.Shespecialisesin
the role which regulation and litigation can play in improving public
healthandthewellbeingofchildrenasagroupofparticularlyvulnerable
consumers.

REGULATING LIFESTYLE
RISKS
The EU, Alcohol, Tobacco
and Unhealthy Diets
Edited by
ALBERTO ALEMANNO
and
AMANDINE GARDE
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CONTENTS
Figure pageviii
Tables ix
Listofcontributors x
Foreword:Howtomotivatehealthierlifestyles?byOlivierDe
Schutter,formerUNSpecialRapporteurontheRightto
Food xiii
Prefaceandacknowledgements:AlbertoAlemannoand
AmandineGarde xxiii
Listofabbreviations xxiv
1 Regulatinglifestyles:Europe,tobacco,alcoholandunhealthy
diets 1
alberto alemanno and amandine garde
part i
Thetoolkitofthelifestyleregulator 21
2 Theroleofinformationin‘pushingandshoving’consumersof
tobaccoandalcoholtomakehealthylifestylechoices 23
geraint howells and jonathon watson
3 Regulatingconsumerinformation:useoffoodlabellingand
mandatorydisclosurestoencouragehealthierlifestyles 46
caoimhn macmaolin
4 Theregulationofmarketingpracticesfortobacco,alcoholic
beveragesandfoodshighinfat,sugarandsalt–ahighly
fragmentedlandscape 68
amandine garde and marine friant-perrot
5 Taxationandeconomicincentives 94
franco sassi, annalisa belloni, chiara
capobianco and alberto alemanno
v
vi contents
6 Compensatingnon-communicablediseases:‘lifestyletorts’
meetsocialdeterminantsofhealth 120
marie-eve arbour
part ii
ThelegalityoftheEUlifestyleregulatory
intervention 149
7 Betweenarockandahardplace:thecontroversialcaseof
legislativeharmonizationandnationallifestyle
policies 151
frederic geber
8 TowardsanEUaddictionpolicy:rationaleand
competences 170
simon planzer
9 TheroleoftheprincipleofsubsidiarityintheEU’slifestyle
riskpolicy 197
isidora maleti
10 Theimpactoflifestyleregulationonintellectualproperty:
packaging-relatedrequirementsandotherIP-restrictive
measures 215
enrico bonadio
11 Competitionlawimplicationsofprivateregulationinlifestyle
policy 237
mislav mataija
12 EUlifestylepolicyandinternationallaw:athree-level
game 263
benn mcgrady
part iii
ThefutureofEUlifestyleregulation 281
13 TheEUPlatformandtheEUForum:newmodesof
governanceorasmokescreenforthepromotionofconflictsof
interest? 283
oliver bartlett and amandine garde
14 Nudginghealthierlifestyles:informingthenon-
communicablediseasesagendawithbehavioural
insights 309
alberto alemanno
contents vii
15 Usingoutcomeregulationtocontendwithlifestylerisksin
Europe:tobacco,unhealthydiets,andalcohol 332
stephen d. sugarman
16 Conclusion 355
alberto alemanno and amandine garde
Index 360
FIGURE
8.1 Publichealthtriadmodel(Chapter8) page180
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