Public vaping and advertising restricted: Azerbaijan regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th January 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Azerbaijan

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

In our in-depth look at regulations in Azerbaijan, we find that e-cigarettes are regulated as tobacco products and public vaping and the advertising of e-cigarettes are restricted. A new tax on e-liquids has now been introduced ...

French advisory council recommends e-cigs as aids to quitting smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

France

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

E-cigarettes should be used in France to help smokers quit the habit, says an official consultative assembly that reports to the prime minister, National Assembly and Senate ...

At your UK convenience – Dinner Lady now serving in selected Spar stores

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th January 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

E-liquids made by independent British manufacturer Vape Dinner Lady are to become available in more mainstream high-street shops across the UK with a deal to supply convenience store chain Spar ...

E-liquids now taxed: Cyprus regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th January 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Cyprus

Europe

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

In our latest look at regulations in Cyprus, we can see that a special procedure is applicable for “reduced-risk” claims of e-cigarette products, there is currently no notification fee and a tax on e-liquids and heated tobacco has...

Thailand, the ‘world’s most anti-vaping country’, looks at legalisation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Thailand

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Thailand – ranked by delegates at the Global Forum on Nicotine as the worst country in the world in which to be an e-cigarette user – is considering legalising vaping and taxing e-cig imports ...

Survey shows state of an Italian industry ready to move forward

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd January 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

Italy

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

The Italian vaping industry is ready to shake off the shackles of past regulation and taxation, according to the coordinator of a major private study ...

Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: December 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd January 2019 || Live alerts EU |

EU

Europe

Italy

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts EU

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts for December 2018 in one place, in alphabetical country order ...

US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: December 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd January 2019 || Live alerts US |

Alabama

Alaska

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Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

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All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts for December 2018 in one place, in alphabetical state order ...

2018, a year of attempts to bring clarity to e-cig and HnB regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Canada

Europe

North America

United States

World

Companies

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Regulation, regulation, regulation was the theme of 2018. ECigIntelligence brings you its round-up of the developments that marked the old year and may shape the direction of those to come in the world of vaping and HnB ...

BAT announces two new e-cig models with new blade technology

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th December 2018 || Business briefing |

England

Europe

Northern Ireland

Scotland

United Kingdom

Wales

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the launch of two new models of electronic cigarette that will be added to the company’s vaping portfolio. The devices, called iSwitch and iSwitch Maxx, are the first to use efficient puretech blade...

Will Hong Kong e-cig clampdown block exports from China?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Asia

China

Europe

Hong Kong

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

Proposed regulation in Hong Kong would ban the import, manufacture, sale, distribution and advertising of e-cigarettes. But will this affect the current trade in vapour products exported from China via Hong Kong?...

Tobacco advisory group steers Finland towards plain packaging for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Finland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Finland could become the first country in the world to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarettes if the recommendations of a working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health are implemented ...

Colombian bid to regulate vaping as smoking tied up in political numbers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Colombia

South America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A new bill proposed in Colombia’s Senate is paving the way for the country to begin regulating e-cigarettes on a par with tobacco – though the plan is tied up in the country’s complex political arithmetic ...

Australian firms set up one-stop shop for prescriptions and e-liquid

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th December 2018 || Business briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Two vaping companies have found a way to cut through Australian red tape, integrating the country’s tricky regulatory scheme into their business model ...

UK government agrees to take a fresh look at vaping rules after Brexit

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The UK government will review the TPD in the light of the country’s coming departure from the EU, having accepted all the recommendations in the Science and Technology Committee’s report on e-cigs ...

Luxembourg regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th December 2018 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

Luxemburg

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This report on e-cig regulation in Luxembourg contains updates on age and product restrictions, labelling and packaging, obligation to notify, retail channel restrictions, future public usage, and enforcement ...

Vape store chain is revealed as Scotland’s fastest-growing company

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th December 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

Scotland

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

One of Britain’s largest vape store chains has been named as the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Vaporized was placed 24th in an annual list of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies ...

New Zealand minister puts forward plan for e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

New Zealand

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The minister charged with drawing up proposed regulation of e-cigarettes in New Zealand has done so, based on the stated belief that vaping and smokeless tobacco are “highly likely to be much less harmful than smoking” ...

Italian decree, Dutch agreement, and other European news

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Details of legal changes, proposals and notices in 19 countries and at EU level were among 73 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily European Live Alerts ...

IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Business briefing |

Asia

Japan

Companies

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device ...

California ready to get tougher, Illinois veto stands, and other news

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

California

Illinois

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Details of legal changes and proposals in 15 states and at federal level were among 69 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily US Live Alerts ...

US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: November 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Live alerts US |

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

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Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

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Live alerts US

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts for November 2018 in one place, in alphabetical state order ...

Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: November 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Live alerts EU |

EU

Europe

Italy

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts EU

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts for November 2018 in one place, in alphabetical country order ...

Juul advances UK presence in deal with major supermarket chain

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2018 || Business briefing |

England

Europe

North America

Northern Ireland

Scotland

United Kingdom

United States

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Controversial US vaping firm Juul Labs has secured a deal to sell its vaping product in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains. The most publicised player in the US e-cigarette market started selling its vaping product in its...

Health Canada issues legal warning over ‘lifestyle’ ads for Vype

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Health Canada has begun cracking down on e-cigarette advertising campaigns that it believes contravene the country’s new legislation prohibiting lifestyle advertising ...

Plain packaging and usage restrictions among Dutch plans for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Netherlands

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Dutch government is proposing to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarette products from 2022. That is one of the startling measures proposed in the long-awaited National Prevention Agreement ...

PMI hopes to ‘make an impact’ with IQOS store in South Africa

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd November 2018 || Business briefing |

Africa

South Africa

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry ...

Israel regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Asia

Israel

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

With an amendment to tobacco law under debate by the Knesset, this report on e-cigarette and heated tobacco regulation in Israel includes updated information in every section ...

South Australia to ban online sales, bring other regulation in line with tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Online sales of vape products will be banned in South Australia from the first quarter of 2019 after the state’s parliament passed a law on 15th November, with the support of the state’s two majority parties ...

Poland gives extra time to prepare for taxation by setting 0% starting rate

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Poland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Polish government is to delay imposing excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products – due to commence on 1st January 2019 – by setting a 0% rate until the end of June 2020 ...

Stop sending vapers outside with the smokers, say British MPs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The UK should relax restrictions on vaping further, according to a group of concerned members of parliament, who say people should be told second-hand vapour is no threat to health ...

What will Brexit really mean for the UK e-cigarette industry?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. So what does it all mean for the e-cigarette industry ...

French anti-smoking campaign gives cash support to vaping groups

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

France

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

The French government has for the first time granted funding to pro-vaping initiatives for their involvement in the annual “Month without tobacco” (Mois sans tabac) ...

Government advice to ban e-cigarettes is not binding on India’s states

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th November 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Asia

India

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

A pronouncement earlier this year by the Indian government that individual states should ban vapour products appears to have encouraged action in several – but the Delhi High Court has confirmed that the advisory is not binding for...

Firms deny newspaper talk of e-liquid flavours ‘luring children’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Vaping companies in the UK have rejected claims in a leading national newspaper that the range of e-liquid flavours available makes them appealing to under-age users ...

Vape stores and tobacconists locked in battle for the French market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

France

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

As their traditional trade slumps, French tobacconists are moving into the vaping market – to the great displeasure of most vape stores ...

China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Asia

China

South Korea

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok ...

UK advertising authority opens the door to health claims for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The body in charge of regulating advertising in the UK will now allow ads for e-cigarettes to promote the products’ health benefits. The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) came into effect immediately ...

EU tells Belgium it can’t make up all its own rules on HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Belgium

EU

Europe

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Attempts by Belgium to impose new strict regulations on heated-tobacco products may run into problems with the European Union ...

Imperial to double Blu spending while JTI plans Japanese launches

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Asia

Europe

Japan

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Imperial Brands is to double its spending on its premier e-cigarette range, Blu. Meanwhile, JTI is hoping two new additions to its Ploom Tech range can improve the heat-not-burn brand’s fortunes in its home market of Japan ...

Dutch health minister Blokhuis plans crackdown on e-cigs and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Netherlands

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis is to reveal this month a proposed new set of regulations on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, part of the National Prevention Agreement on smoking, obesity and alcohol ...

Strict regulation can aid development, says harm reduction expert

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Regulatory briefing

Tight regulation doesn’t necessarily hamper product development, and stricter requirements could even help, according to the technical director of British tobacco harm reduction specialist Kind Consumer ...

Vape shops are ‘good for the high street’ says UK public health charity

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says many vape shops provide a social setting similar to the traditional pub – and that they are helping to make Britain’s towns and cities healthier ...

Belgium moves to add HnB devices to the ban on online sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Belgium

EU

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Internet sales of heated-tobacco devices will shortly be banned in Belgium, where selling e-cigarettes online has been illegal since 2016 ...

Government survey finds one in five young Germans has tried vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Germany

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The number of people vaping in Germany is rising, with those aged between 16 and 29 particularly drawn to e-cigarettes, according to the federal government’s latest drug and addiction report ...

Swiss vape trade opts for a self-imposed ban on sales to kids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd November 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Switzerland

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Fifty Swiss e-cigarette manufacturers and sellers have signed up to a code of conduct voluntarily banning sales of vaping products to under-18s and advertising aimed at minors ...

US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: October 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2018 || Live alerts US |

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North America

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

United States

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Companies

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts US

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts for October 2018 in one place, in alphabetical state order ...

Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: October 2018

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2018 || Live alerts EU |

EU

Europe

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts EU

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts for October 2018 in one place, in alphabetical country order ...

Czech Republic HnB tax is likely to be applied early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Czech Republic

EU

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Czech parliament is considering a bill to introduce an excise tax next year on heated tobacco products. Under the plan, the tax rate would be set at CZK2.236 (€0.09) per gram of tobacco ...

French tobacconists begin to move with the times, embracing vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

France

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

French tobacconists are embracing e-cigarettes, switching towards vaping in response to the rising price of combustible tobacco and hoping to keep their existing customers by converting them to e-cigs ...