COVID-19: emergency regulations and affected legislative procedures

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th September 2020 || Regulatory trackers |

COVID-19

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory trackers

Find all of ECigIntelligence’s coronavirus-related regulatory alerts here, updated as they appear ...

Juul chief calls for ‘advantageous’ regulation for tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd September 2020 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Flavours

Major brands

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Juul Labs chairman and CEO Kevin Crosthwaite has warned that regulatory efforts to curb e-cigarette use risk tipping the balance back in favour of more dangerous combustible cigarettes ...

Regulatory report: Russia

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd September 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Russia

World

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This reports details the regulation of e-cigarettes which came into force in Russia on 31st July 2020, including planned future tax rises and scheduled changes in sanctions ...

Germany finally gets its long-discussed outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Germany

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

After years of discussions within the governing coalition and campaigning by health bodies, Germany is to impose further restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and vaping products ...

Indonesian government under fire for ‘reluctance’ to update regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Indonesia

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Tobacco control advocates in Indonesia have questioned the government’s lack of progress on revising the regulation on the safety of addictive ingredients in tobacco products and urged it to get the ball rolling ...

How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th September 2020 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Consumers

FDA

Health

Science

Business briefing

Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...

Florida’s governor bucks the US trend by vetoing state ban on vape flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Florida

North America

United States

Flavours

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has bucked a US national trend by vetoing regulations that would have banned flavoured vaping products in the state ...

Netherlands on course to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Netherlands

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Dutch government is running a consultation on a proposed amendment to current tobacco regulations that will create a legal basis to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes ...

European cardiologists see potential in e-cigarettes but warn on flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th September 2020 || Business briefing |

Europe

Flavours

Health

Science

Business briefing

The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed ...

German court rules that online retailers can’t say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Health

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

German online vaping retailers may no longer be allowed to promote e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking after a regional court ruled that the practice violates the federal Tobacco Act ...

United Arab Emirates online e-liquid flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th September 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Asia

United Arab Emirates

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

The most available e-liquid flavours for the top 20 online retailers in the United Arab Emirates, both for freebase e-liquids and nicotine...

Regulatory report: Kazakhstan

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th September 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Asia

Kazakhstan

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

Kazakhstan adopted regulation for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in July 2020, when the legal framework mostly equalised regulation of e-cigarettes with the regulation of tobacco products ...

Oregon governor urged to impose a ban on flavours and e-cig tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

Oregon

United States

Flavours

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A working group set by the governor in Oregon to address “the epidemic of vaping-related illness and youth vaping” has recommended policymakers to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in the state and increase the tax on these products ...

Key global e-cigarette markets database: September 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th September 2020 || Databases |

Africa

Argentina

Asia

Australasia

Australia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Central America

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Europe

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

North America

North Korea

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

South Africa

South America

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

World

Companies

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Databases

ECigIntelligence’s global e-cigarette market database, produced exclusively for Platinum subscribers, includes market size estimates; smoking rates; vaping statistics; form factors; online and offline pricing; distribution channels; brands and chains; and key contacts; covering over 45 countries worldwide with...

Regulatory report: Vietnam

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd September 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Asia

Vietnam

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

While there is currently limited regulation, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health is working on a proposed total ban on e-cigarettes. This report provides information on both current and possible future regulation ...

Italy: e-liquid purchase channels

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd September 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Europe

Italy

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

Understand consumer spending habits, preferred distribution channels, nicotine strengths and formats, leading brands and popular e-liquid categories in...

‘Lifestyle control’ as Australia’s second city clears the streets of vapour

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Melbourne City Council in Australia has voted unanimously in favour of ban on vaping in 11 defined smoke-free areas in the city’s central business district ...

California bans flavoured e-cigs from January on unanimous Senate vote

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st September 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

California

North America

United States

Flavours

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The sale of flavoured e-cigarettes will be illegal in California from January 2021 after the US state’s governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to ban them from the market ...

International regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up September

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st September 2020 || Live alerts EU , Live Alerts International , Live alerts US |

Afghanistan

Africa

Algeria

Argentina

Armenia

Asia

Australasia

Australia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Brazil

Cambodia

Central America

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Democratic Rep. of the Congo

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

Honduras

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Libya

Malaysia

Mauritania

Mexico

Middle East

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

New Zealand

Nigeria

North Korea

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Africa

South America

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Syria

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Vietnam

World

Yemen

Zimbabwe

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts EU

Live Alerts International

Live alerts US

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence weekly international regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our international regulatory Live Alerts since they were launched in December 2019, collected in...

Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up September

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st September 2020 || Live alerts EU |

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

Estonia

EU

Europe

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Scandinavia

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Wales

Health

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts EU

  All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our Europe regulatory Live Alerts since they were launched in January 2018, collected...

US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up September

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st September 2020 || 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

Health

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Live alerts US

  All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month. This regulatory tool consolidates all of our US regulatory Live Alerts, since they were launched in November 2017, and...

Russia and its Eurasian economic allies eye harmonised vaping rules by 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Armenia

Asia

Belarus

Europe

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Russia

World

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A joint regulation of e-cigarettes that will apply across Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is expected to be adopted by 2022 – but there is some scepticism about the timescale ...

Italy: change in consumer demographics and experience

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st August 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Europe

Italy

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

Insights into the consumer habits of experienced and new e-cig users and how this has changed since...

British Columbia retailers warn of stock reduction due to new provincial rules

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th August 2020 || Business briefing |

British Columbia

Canada

North America

Flavours

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

British Columbia's vaping industry is scrambling after the western Canadian province recently announced new regulations amid the prediction that the new rules could lead to shortages of some e-liquids ...

Saudi Arabia social media hardware availability and brands

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th August 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Asia

Saudi Arabia

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

Analysis of hardware system availability on social media platforms in Saudi Arabia, an emergent vape market despite only recent legalisation ...

Doubts remain as Taiwan considers the detail of law to ban e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Taiwan

Health

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Taiwan appears to be heading for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, while leaving the door ajar for the possible approval of heated tobacco products ...

US state’s U-turn: Montana backs down from proposed flavours ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Montana

North America

United States

COVID-19

Flavours

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Officials in the US state of Montana have reversed course and will drop plans to ban sales of flavoured vaping products after opposition from state lawmakers ...

California heading for full flavours ban, with final Assembly vote just days away

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

California

North America

United States

Flavours

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

California is edging closing to banning flavoured vapour and tobacco products after legislation advanced through committee and is now awaiting a final full Assembly vote in the next few days ...

Shake and vape average spend UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st August 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Europe

United Kingdom

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

Shake and vape e-liquid prices for the online and offline retail channels in the UK ...

Regulatory report: Cyprus

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Cyprus

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This report offers a complete overview of the current regulations in place for e-cigarettes in Cyprus ...

Future of UK e-cigarette policy unclear as government scraps vape-friendly PHE

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

COVID-19

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

The UK government is to create a new body replacing Public Health England (PHE) with a single command structure focused on tackling COVID-19 and “protecting the nation’s health” ...

Arizona granted $22.5m judgement against out-of-business Eonsmoke

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th August 2020 || Business briefing |

Arizona

North America

United States

Companies

FDA

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

US e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke, which recently announced that it had ceased all operations, has been ordered to pay $22.5m to the state of Arizona for selling unapproved vapour products ...

Pre-filled pod users in the UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th August 2020 || Charts and infographics |

Europe

United Kingdom

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Charts and infographics

This graphic shows an overview of pre-filled pods in the UK ...

Spain bans public vaping where social distancing cannot be guaranteed

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Spain

COVID-19

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A spike in new cases of COVID-19 in Spain has prompted the national government to prohibit smoking and vaping in all public spaces where it is not possible to ensure a 2m social distance ...

Mexico’s No 1 state plans to restrict public vaping; federal legislators look kindlier

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Mexico

North America

Health

Regulatory briefing

The State of Mexico – the most populous of the country’s 32 states – wants to ban the use of e-cigarettes in spaces such as bars, restaurants and workplaces ...

China takes next step towards its first national legislation on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

China is currently debating a bill that would create vape-friendly areas and restrict the public use of vaping products ...

South Korean government claims credit for 80% crash in e-cigarette sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th August 2020 || Business briefing |

Asia

South Korea

Consumers

Flavours

Health

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Sales of closed-system e-cigarettes in South Korea were down by 80% in the first half of 2020, a fall attributed by the government to its own ongoing policy efforts to discourage vaping ...

E-liquid excise tax in doubt after court overturns US state governor’s veto

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Wisconsin

Tax

Regulatory briefing

An excise tax on e-liquids is in limbo after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a partial veto by the US state’s governor, saying he overstepped his authority ...

Regulatory report: Albania

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Albania

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

Although not yet an EU member, Albania – to an extent – replicated the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into domestic law in 2019 through the amendment to the Law on the Protection of Health from Tobacco Products...

Canadian businesses adapt to federal restrictions on vaping advertising

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Canada

North America

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

New restrictions on e-cigarette promotion and advertising are coming into force today in Canada and the vaping industry is getting ready to comply with another change in the federal legislation ...

New Zealand lawmakers unanimously pass new vaping bill

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

New Zealand

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

New Zealand's Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill was adopted by lawmakers with broad cross-party support on 4th August ...

Consumer habits across the UK market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th August 2020 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

World

Market Research

Business briefing

Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO - Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st...

Philippines proposes new restrictions on online retailers, and a ban on advertising

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd August 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Philippines

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Food and Drug Administration in the Philippines proposed new restrictions for vaping and heated tobacco products in the revised draft guidelines regulating their manufacture, importation, sale, packaging, advertising, and distribution ...

Vuse performance in the US boosts BAT’s revenue in H1 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st July 2020 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Major brands

Business briefing

British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue rose by 0.8% to £12.3bn ($16.1bn) in H1 2020, helped by a 14.7% increase in the new category segment ...

Tobacco control association proposes e-cig public use ban in Beijing

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A Beijing-based tobacco association intends to submit a proposal to the legislators at the city’s people’s congress, prohibiting vaping in public areas in the near future amid lack of vaping “provisions” in the current local law ...

Jordan extends smoking restrictions to vaping – but will they be enforced?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Jordan

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Jordan has brought e-cigarettes under tobacco regulations, including banning their use in indoor public spaces – but the e-cig industry does not expect the new regulations to be fully enforced ...

China Tobacco kicks off intensive compliance checks on e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

China

Regulation and Legislation

Retail

Regulatory briefing

Chinese authorities have decided to take further steps to toughen enforcement of e-cigarette regulations, increasing compliance checks in both online and offline channels ...

FDA issues warning to Puff Bar days after company drops all US sales

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

FDA

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to Puff Bar and nine other companies demanding they withdraw unapproved vapour products from the market ...

WHO sees room for improvement in tobacco control across Europe

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Health

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The World Health Organization (WHO) says progress in the adoption of tobacco control and taxation policies is uneven across Europe amid an increase in e-cigarette use among young people ...

Californian biotech company aims to market vape-style NRT device in US

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th July 2020 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

A California-based company is seeking US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorisation to market what it calls the first “vapour-style inhalable” nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) device ...