Barnaby Page, Author at ECigIntelligence

E-cigarette regulation and outlook in Hungary, July 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 17th July 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Product categorisation • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law • Enforcement • The missing pieces from...

The UK’s new PAS: how much will compliance cost?

Written by Barnaby Page || 16th July 2015 || News analysis |

British e-cigarette companies can expect an array of new scientific and quality-control costs after the official launch today of the publicly available specification (PAS) for e-cig manufacture and testing from the British Standards Institution...

Germany tackles under-age sales; still quiet on TPD

Written by Barnaby Page || 16th July 2015 || News analysis |

Germany, one of the last major European nations to leave under-age purchase of e-cigarettes unregulated, has acted to fill that gap with the introduction of draft...

Italian court suspends tax on zero-nicotine products

Written by Barnaby Page || 15th July 2015 || News analysis |

The latest court decision on Italy’s attempts to tax e-cigarettes has suspended taxation on zero-nicotine e-liquid, but left in place the controversial levy on nicotine-containing...

ECigIntelligence Platinum: the complete industry resource

Written by Barnaby Page || 15th July 2015 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence next month launches ECigIntelligence Platinum, the most comprehensive package of regulatory and business information available for the e-cigarette market anywhere in the...

Infographic: how regulation affects vaping prevalence

Written by Barnaby Page || 13th July 2015 || News analysis |

Infographic showing how the level of e-cigarette regulation in different territories appears to have an impact on vaping...

25 countries now ban e-cigs, says World Health Organization

Written by Barnaby Page || 9th July 2015 || News analysis |

E-cigarettes are banned by about one in eight of the globe’s nations, according to the World Health Organization...

E-cigarette regulation and outlook in Austria, July 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 7th July 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Product categorisation and the tobacco monopoly • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law •...

UK’s TPD implementation plans leave many questions open

Written by Barnaby Page || 2nd July 2015 || News analysis |

The British government has released a draft law for the partial implementation of the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive...

FDA bows to pressure on child-proofing and warning labels

Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2015 || News analysis |

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering new rules that could require manufacturers of e-liquids and other products to child-proof their packaging and affix warnings about nicotine...

Many Canadian retailers display e-cigs, but few serve minors

Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2015 || News analysis |

Canadian retailers’ attitudes to e-cigarettes differ dramatically across the country, new research...

Altria seeks consumer insight, inspiration from open systems

Written by Barnaby Page || 25th June 2015 || News analysis |

U.S. tobacco market leader Altria is hoping to learn more about consumers’ reactions to its Green Smoke and MarkTen XL e-cigarettes and the best way to develop...

In depth: e-cigarette regulation in Croatia, June 2015 and ahead

Written by Barnaby Page || 25th June 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation • Enforcement • The missing pieces from the TPD...

Poland’s vape stores sanguine, but regulation and online loom

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd June 2015 || News analysis |

Polish vape retailers believe the country’s e-cigarette market is growing thanks to higher awareness of the category, perception of e-cigs as a healthier alternative to tobacco, and the freedom to vape where smoking is prohibited. But how long...

In depth: the regulatory regime for e-cigs in Chile, June 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 18th June 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Product categorisation • Age restrictions • Packaging and product restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Case law • Taxation •...

Portugal’s vape stores battered by new tax, online competition

Written by Barnaby Page || 17th June 2015 || News analysis |

Taxation of e-cigarettes in Portugal will hold back market growth and drive consumers online, although its effects have yet to be fully felt, the local industry...

Senator wants U.S. to monitor imports of e-cig products

Written by Barnaby Page || 14th June 2015 || News analysis |

A senior member of the U.S. Senate has asked the government to start tracking imports of e-cigarette products, saying that the high proportion manufactured overseas has “revenue, public health and economic...

Switzerland planning to allow e-cigarettes with nicotine

Written by Barnaby Page || 14th June 2015 || News analysis |

Switzerland is preparing to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, which are currently...

Big day: Blu has a new owner, U.S. tobacco has a new shape

Written by Barnaby Page || 11th June 2015 || News analysis |

The $27bn acquisition of Lorillard (number three in the market) by Reynolds American (number two) is expected to complete on Friday following the removal of the final legal...

U.S. vapers favour refillables, smoke, and often feel dumb

Written by Barnaby Page || 11th June 2015 || News analysis |

New data on the habits of vapers in the U.S. appears to back up the widely-held view that tank-type systems are attracting more consumer loyalty and providing a more satisfactory consumer experience than disposable...

Welsh and Scottish bills presage a patchwork of UK regulation

Written by Barnaby Page || 10th June 2015 || News analysis |

Wales is likely to become the first part of the United Kingdom to prohibit vaping in workplaces and enclosed public spaces, while milder regulation has been tabled before Scotland’s...

Ethical and practical obstacles stymie e-cig research efforts

Written by Barnaby Page || 9th June 2015 || News analysis |

Research on e-cigarettes and public health is being held back by a lack of agreement on the agenda, ethical issues and practical barriers, a leading British academic in the field has...

Questions of e-cigarette safety divide vapers from non-users

Written by Barnaby Page || 9th June 2015 || News analysis |

Vapers are much more confident than smokers and the general public about the health risks and benefits of e-cigarettes, according to new French...

In depth: e-cigarette regulation and policy in Greece, June 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 5th June 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The background to Greek regulation • National regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw...

UK vaper numbers climbing despite growing health fears

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd May 2015 || News analysis |

Both smokers and non-smokers in Britain are becoming increasingly concerned by the health effects of e-cigarettes, even as vaping grows in popularity, according to new...

Risky formaldehyde levels “won’t occur in normal use”

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd May 2015 || News analysis |

E-cigarette users are unlikely to expose themselves to the dangerous amounts of formaldehyde that the devices can theoretically produce, because these are generated only at high levels of heat that bring about a repellent taste, says new research...

Italian court rejects linkage of e-cig taxation with tobacco

Written by Barnaby Page || 19th May 2015 || News analysis |

An Italian court has ruled that e-cigarette products cannot be taxed as if they were tobacco products, because tobacco’s harmful effects are not obvious in them. And a further case covering a newer tax could...

Indonesia reportedly preparing total ban on sales and imports

Written by Barnaby Page || 19th May 2015 || News analysis |

Indonesia appears set to give teeth to its long-standing antipathy toward e-cigarettes with a new ban on sales and...

At last, a domestic e-cig market for China’s manufacturers

Written by Barnaby Page || 6th May 2015 || News analysis |

The domestic Chinese market for e-cigarettes appears to finally be opening up, with a major manufacturer having started distribution of nicotine-containing cigalikes through convenience stores at the beginning of this year, and a number of others having plans...

In depth: Portugal’s developing regulation of e-cigs, May 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 4th May 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current regulatory framework • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw •...

Big Tobacco’s U.S. market share is widened by Logic acquisition

Written by Barnaby Page || 30th April 2015 || News analysis |

The top four mainstream e-cigarette brands in the U.S. will all be in the hands of tobacco companies following an agreement by Japan Tobacco (JT) to purchase...

In depth: Romanian e-cigarette law and the TPD, April 2015

Written by Barnaby Page || 28th April 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw •...

Czech Republic could extend smoking bans to vaping too

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2015 || News analysis |

The Czech Republic could extend its public smoking rules to vaping, but proposed changes to the law do not equate e-cigs to tobacco in other...

Filipino legislators propose gentle restrictions on e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2015 || News analysis |

E-cigarette regulation is back on the agenda in the Philippines with a proposal to add novel nicotine delivery products to the country’s relatively easy-going tobacco...

Pax says its new Juul e-cigarette is the most tobacco-like yet

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2015 || News analysis |

Pax Labs is hoping that high nicotine concentration and tobacco-like chemistry will convert smokers to its new Juul...

For Big Tobacco’s e-cig projects, nothing is certain – except costs

Written by Barnaby Page || 20th April 2015 || News analysis |

Many thought that not getting Blu as part of the Lorillard takeover was a downside for Reynolds, or an inexplicable decision. But increasingly it looks like it might be no big...

The e-cig world is changing – we’re just not sure when

Written by Barnaby Page || 16th April 2015 || News analysis |

We review the top e-cigarette industry, policy and science stories of recent...

Infographic: comparing e-cig and tobacco prices in Europe

Written by Barnaby Page || 16th April 2015 || Market reports , News analysis |

How do the costs of vaping and smoking compare around Europe? Our data shows the typical extra cost of a pack of cigarettes, compared with 10ml of e-liquid, in major European...

French government seeking green light to transpose TPD

Written by Barnaby Page || 14th April 2015 || News analysis |

The French government may be able to transpose the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic law without parliamentary...

U.S. e-cigarette suppliers told to stop claiming official approval

Written by Barnaby Page || 13th April 2015 || News analysis |

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered three e-cigarette suppliers to stop falsely claiming that their products are...

FDA science committee divided on “reduced risk” of snus

Written by Barnaby Page || 13th April 2015 || News analysis |

A panel advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected attempts by Swedish Match to claim that snus is less harmful than cigarettes – yet some members did accept its assertions of reduced...

In depth: Spanish e-cigarette regulation and the EU TPD

Written by Barnaby Page || 7th April 2015 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current national regulatory framework • Comparison with tobacco regulation • Public use restrictions • Age restrictions • Packaging and point-of-sale requirements • Advertising restrictions • Medical claims • Taxes • Enforcement • Case...

Surging sales revenue at ECIG, yet still a six-figure loss

Written by Barnaby Page || 2nd April 2015 || News analysis |

Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG), the U.S. company behind brands such as FIN, Vapestick, Victory and VIP, increased its sales nearly 15-fold during 2014 but still recorded a loss approaching...

Hong Kong health agency proposes total e-cig ban

Written by Barnaby Page || 31st March 2015 || News analysis |

Hong Kong could prohibit e-cigarettes altogether following a recommendation from a public health...

Early implementation of TPD not illegal, Dutch court decides

Written by Barnaby Page || 31st March 2015 || News analysis |

The Dutch government was entitled to start implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) more than a year before the deadline to bring it into force, a court has...

How Big Tobacco spends billions to keep support of U.S. retailers

Written by Barnaby Page || 31st March 2015 || News analysis |

The potent influence that Big Tobacco enjoys over U.S. retailers is highlighted by new data from the Federal Trade Commission...

Tobacco-flavour liquids “much lower in toxins than cigarettes”

Written by Barnaby Page || 28th March 2015 || News analysis |

Tobacco-flavoured e-liquid contains significantly lower levels of harmful compounds than tobacco itself, even when the flavouring is produced from cured tobacco leaves, new research...

Estonia prohibits advertising, but allows vaping in most places

Written by Barnaby Page || 27th March 2015 || News analysis |

New legal restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes came into force in Estonia this...

Latvia contemplates tough law requiring medical licences

Written by Barnaby Page || 27th March 2015 || News analysis |

The Latvian government is considering implementing some of the toughest restrictions on e-cigarette use in the European Union, requiring all products to have a medical...

France’s vape stores are feeling the pinch, need to differentiate

Written by Barnaby Page || 25th March 2015 || News analysis |

Vape stores did not escape the epidemic of small-business failures in France last year, but there are still positive signs of life in the sector and it can survive by differentiating itself from non-specialist retailers, according to a...

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