The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, may also adopt incentive measures designed to protect and improve human health and in particular to combat the major cross-border health scourges, measures concerning monitoring, early warning of and combating serious cross-border threats to health, and measures which have as their direct objective the protection of public health regarding tobacco and the abuse of alcohol, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States.’;
Féadfaidh Parlaimint na hEorpa agus an Chomhairle, ag gníomhú dóibh i gcomhréir leis an ngnáthnós imeachta reachtach agus tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis an gCoiste Eacnamaíoch agus Sóisialta agus le Coiste na Réigiún, bearta dreasachta a bhunú freisin a bheidh ceaptha chun sláinte an duine a chosaint agus a fheabhsú agus go háirithe na móraicídí trasteorann a chomhrac, maraon le bearta arb éis cuspóir díreach dóibh an tsláinte phoiblí a chosaint i dtaca le tobac agus le mí-úsáid alcóil, gan aon chomhchuibhiú a dhéanamh ar dhlíthe agus ar rialacháin na mBallstát.’;