Translate the following English sentence to French:
"This directive will save lives because it is going to alter the content of cigarettes by reducing tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields and do away with misleading descriptions, such as "light" and mild"."
Cette directive sauvera des vies car elle va modifier le contenu des cigarettes en réduisant les teneurs en goudron, nicotine et monoxyde de carbone et supprimer les descriptions trompeuses, telles que légère et mild.