Given this information, healthcare professionals bringing together the organization is satisfied with figures, they say, "speak for themselves." In addition, they have stopped selling over 500 million packs.

Despite the impact of the consumption standard, more than 25 percent of Spanish still-smokers, while in other countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, the rate is below 15 percent.

According to the NPTC, these data are "good reasons for no setbacks in law and further progress in the prevention and control of smoking," as requested by the committee. In his view, "a retreat or legislative change would not be understood" and could lead to conflicts and problems, as "large social groups" as minors, pregnant women, or workers' health would be back immediately. "

While in Spain the new government of Mariano Rajoy seems willing to soften antismoking legislation and allow a return to smoking in bars and restaurants, the European Union seems to go right in the opposite direction.

Health Commissioner, John Dalli, is in favor of banning snuff vending machines, of minimizing the ingredients used, for example would prevent the sale of menthol snuff, and above all, to expand the size of the photos impacting on packs with more health warnings, thus hiding the marks, similar to what already happens in countries like Australia.