MEPs lately agreed over proposals to proscribe ten packs, small rolling tobacco pouches and menthol cigarettes.

The clampdown is being expected to turn into law by the coming year. The law would mean introduction of limits on electronic cigarette advertisement. These tobacco products, reportedly, would not be evened out as medications.

Descriptions like `mild', `light' and `low tar' are to be banned. Also, the cigarette packets would carry bigger health warnings.

Anti-smoking campaigners have whole-heartedly welcomed the verdict. In their opinion, the move would prove greatly helpful in saving lives of thousands of people.

Some 700,000 people are each year found dying of an illness related to smoking in Europe. Experts said that the figures were concerning and therefore, it had become important for the European Union directive to become a law by the upcoming year.

However, the 28 member nations would probably be able to see the same imposed after almost two years. Menthol cigarettes would be banned by 2022.

"This is prohibition. Menthols have been smoked by adults for decades, who will now turn to the black market costing the treasury millions and putting smokers at risk", said pro-smoking group Forest's head of campaigns, Angela Harbutt.