David Palacios Rubio, Author at ECigIntelligence

Czech Republic TPD implementation leaves a few uncertainties

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th February 2017 || News analysis |

The European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has been transposed into Czech law – but some issues, including the vital one of notification deadlines, remain...

Greece introduces new regulation while vaping market booms

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 15th February 2017 || News analysis |

While Greece experiences a boom in its e-cigarette market, the transposition of the European TPD means a new set of regulations for the...

Can e-cigs pay government dividends in the battle against smoking?

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 10th February 2017 || News analysis |

How effective – and in particular how cost-effective – can e-cigarettes be at a national level in the battle against smoking? These are questions governments and researchers are starting to take...

Four to go as Sweden announces draft bill to transpose TPD

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 9th February 2017 || News analysis |

Sweden, one of the last five countries to transpose Article 20 of the European Union's Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), has announced draft legislation to bring the country into line with the rest of the EU on...

New York governor proposes 10¢ per ml e-liquid tax ‘for public health’

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 31st January 2017 || News analysis |

New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a 10 cents per ml tax on all e-liquids, with or without nicotine....

Threatened vape stores play wait-and-see on Russia’s new taxes

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 31st January 2017 || News analysis |

Vape stores in Russia appear to be playing a waiting game on new e-cigarette taxes that officially came into force on 1st January – while the national consumer protection agency is calling for further regulation and...

European court will consider challenge to EU snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 27th January 2017 || News analysis |

A challenge to the UK’s snus ban has been sent to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, where judges could decide to overturn the entire EU’s prohibition on the powdered tobacco...

NNA joins UK High Court bid to overturn European snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th January 2017 || News analysis |

The New Nicotine Alliance is to join an attempt by manufacturer Swedish Match to overturn the UK’s snus ban. If successful, the bid could lead to the smokeless tobacco product being legalised throughout the...

Whose WHO? Tobacco low on priority list for top job contenders

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th January 2017 || News analysis |

Tobacco regulation is not a stated priority for five of the six candidates who have been put forward to succeed Margaret Chan as director general of the World Health Organization...

Portugal halves e-liquid tax rate blamed for vape store closures

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 13th January 2017 || News analysis |

Portugal looks set to cut the tax on nicotine e-liquids by 50%, from €0.60/ml ($0.70) to €0.30/ml ($0.35) in its budget for 2017. The country currently has the highest rate of tax on e-juices of all the European member...

Leading U.S. websites stay in front despite slowing of traffic

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th January 2017 || News analysis |

Convenience and lower prices make the internet one of the most important distribution channels for e-cigarettes in the U.S., according to a new ECigIntelligence market...

Countering the counterfeiters as online sales provide market for fakes

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th January 2017 || News analysis |

E-cigarette manufacturers are keeping their eyes open for fakes as the popularity of online marketing makes them a prime target for...

Malta lays down the law: no vaping in cars carrying under-16s

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th January 2017 || News analysis |

The smallest country in the European Union has taken a lead in attempting to clear up a common ambiguity in e-cigarette regulation by making it specific that a law against smoking in cars when a child is present...

Taiwan braced for legal U-turn on nicotine vs non-nicotine

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th December 2016 || News analysis |

The legal status of e-cig products could be set for a radical overhaul in Taiwan, with nicotine-containing products becoming legal while nicotine-free products, currently widely available, are brought under pharmaceutical...

Heart and lung trial will help doctors understand e-cig effects

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th December 2016 || News analysis |

While few European medical bodies have provided guidance on e-cigarettes for general practitioners, the British Heart Foundation is hoping to fill that gap in the UK through a new...

Study calls for smokers to be moved toward e-cigs and smokeless tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || News analysis |

A new study claims there is no evidence that nicotine “causes or promotes” cancer and calls for health authorities to try and move smokers towards less harmful nicotine delivery products as quickly as...

Offline sales lead the way in Russia, but online market is growing

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || News analysis |

Online and offline channels are of almost equal importance in generating sales for the e-cigarette market in Russia, the latest ECigIntelligence market report has found....

France reduces TPD notification fees and relaxes calendar

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || News analysis |

France says it has reduced manufacturers’ notification costs for new vaping products. Manufacturers will now need to pay just €295, instead of the €550 that was set when the country transposed the TPD in...

Vaping products under new classification in Belgium

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th December 2016 || News analysis |

A few months after being suspended, a Royal Decree published on 28th October 2016 has finally transposed the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) – but with a very important change in the classification of vaping products in Belgium....

London launch of iQOS is another step towards a smokeless future

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th December 2016 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) this week launched its heated tobacco device iQOS in the UK, claiming: “We certainly see a future where Philip Morris no longer will be selling...

European Commission seeks views on harmonising e-cig taxes

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th November 2016 || News analysis |

The European Commission is gathering views on the taxing of e-cigarettes, as it continues to ponder the implications of differing tax rates across the...

Australia urged to consider permitting nicotine e-liquids

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th November 2016 || News analysis |

Next year could mark a breakthrough for the Australian e-cigarette market, with a decision due on whether or not low-nicotine e-cigarettes are to be...

Enthusiast users are mostly satisfied with their e-cigs, survey finds

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th November 2016 || News analysis |

The most advanced vapers in both Europe and the U.S. tend to prefer lower nicotine strength in their e-liquid, according to a recent ECigIntelligence survey of hobbyist-type...

Hungary moves to ban flavoured e-liquids, but Greece denies plans

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th November 2016 || News analysis |

With flavoured e-liquids continuing to be targeted by those campaigning against e-cigarettes, Hungary has moved to ban all flavouring additives in e-liquids as part of their implementation of the EU's Tobacco Products...

UK asks EU to clarify TPD rules on maximum tank size

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th November 2016 || News analysis |

The UK's Department of Health has asked the European Commission to “provide its interpretation” of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with respects to the 2ml limits on e-cigarette...

New Royal Decree will overhaul regulation of e-cigs in Belgium

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th November 2016 || News analysis |

A newly-issued Royal Decree will regulate the market for e-cigarettes in Belgium and introduce some substantial changes from the early 2016 decree, which was suspended in March. One of the main points of this new document published in the Belgian official journal...

Notifications accelerate as TPD deadline approaches fast

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th November 2016 || News analysis |

Regulatory authorities across Europe are experiencing a rush of notifications as the TPD November 20th 2016 deadline...

WHO continues focusing on risk, suggests stringent regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th November 2016 || News analysis |

The World Health Organization has recommended wide-ranging restrictions on the sale and promotion of electronic cigarettes, even suggesting countries should consider a total ban – and immediately come under fire for doing...

UK local governments force e-cig users to vape in smoking areas

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th November 2016 || News analysis |

Local councils in the UK are flouting government advice by forcing e-cigarette users to vape in designated smoking areas. A request under Freedom of Information law found 87% of councils make no distinction between vaping and...

Even “never-smoking” U.S. vapers mostly used nicotine products

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 15th November 2016 || News analysis |

Even the tiny proportion of e-cig users who have never been smokers have mostly used other nicotine products, according to a study of U.S. vapers....

France endorses e-cigs for cessation after talks with vape groups

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 4th November 2016 || News analysis |

The French government has endorsed the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation after a meeting with pro-vaping...

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