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Spain bans public vaping where social distancing cannot be guaranteed

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th August 2020 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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, August 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2020 || Country regulatory reports , 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 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 ...

Consumer survey report: the UK at a glance, with our post-pandemic forecast

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th July 2020 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

Our survey report provides an overview of e-cigarette consumer habits in the UK and analyses the future of the country's vaping sector, including our forecast of how it is likely to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic ...

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

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd July 2020 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 || News analysis |

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 ...

New US federal bill aims to prohibit the mailing of e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th July 2020 || News analysis |

The US Congress is getting closer to considering a prohibition on sending e-cigarettes via the mail after the Senate unanimously approved new legislation ...

US state of Georgia approves new stamp taxes on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th July 2020 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in the US state of Georgia have voted to impose a tax on e-cigarettes from 1st January 2021; after passing both chambers of the legislature the bill is now awaiting only the governor's signature ...

Number of vapers in the UK falls for the first time, official figures show

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th July 2020 || News analysis |

The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...

Poland delays collection of e-liquid tax until October to cut industry’s red tape

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th July 2020 || News analysis |

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has decided to delay tax on e-liquids by three months to reduce the red tape for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic ...

South Korea tries again to prohibit all e-cigarette advertising and promotion

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd July 2020 || News analysis |

South Korea’s health minister Park Neung-hoo has announced a fresh plan to ban advertising and promotional activities for e-cigarettes and other tobacco-alternative products ...

Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2020 || News analysis , Podcasts |

ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the...

Colorado asks voters to decide on new vaping tax scheme in November ballot

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2020 || News analysis |

Voters in the US state of Colorado will decide in November whether to enact a new tax on vapour products after the state legislature agreed to put a taxation scheme for nicotine products to the ballot ...

Ireland’s new government takes office with vaping regulations on the agenda

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th June 2020 || News analysis |

The newly elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Micheál Martin, has a more restrictive approach to tobacco-alternative products among his policy priorities, as laid out in the coalition government's five-year plan ...

Hong Kong will look again at banning e-cigs after September elections

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th June 2020 || News analysis |

Hong Kong will reintroduce a bill to ban tobacco-alternative products after local elections in September. The Legislative Council halted discussions on the existing bill due to a lack of time ...

Montana officials push for permanent state ban on e-cigarette flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th June 2020 || News analysis |

Officials in the US state of Montana want to implement a total ban on the sale, marketing, and advertising of flavoured vaping products, in a move they admit could seriously impact the local industry ...

Netherlands heads towards ruling out e-liquid flavours from early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th June 2020 || News analysis |

The Dutch government is working on new legislation to ban all e-cigarette flavours early next year to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people while not discouraging smokers from using e-cigs to help them quit ...

New tracker reveals extent of US trend towards fruit-flavoured e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th June 2020 || News analysis |

US vapers are becoming increasingly drawn to fruit flavours. In the first quarter of 2020 the category accounted for more than 40% of all e-liquids tracked by ECigIntelligence for its newly launched US flavours tracker ...

Reynolds sues LA County over ‘draconian’ e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th June 2020 || News analysis |

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two of its affiliates have filed a lawsuit trying to strike down Los Angeles County’s ban on flavoured vapour and tobacco products ...

Philippines on track for strict e-cig regulation, awaits public comments

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th June 2020 || News analysis |

The Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to be tightening its grip on the country’s e-cigarette industry with a detailed proposal to regulate vapour products ...

New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2020 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative ...

US regulatory tracker enacted state law historical updates

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2020 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the US regulatory tracker: enacted state law from August 2020 to present ...

Global regulatory tracker historical updates

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2020 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the Global e-cigarette regulatory tracker from August 2020 to the present ...

Accusations fly over proposal for a nationwide e-cigarette ban in China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th June 2020 || News analysis |

Proposals for the national regulation of e-cigarettes in China range from advertising restrictions to a controversial suggestion by the boss of a pharmaceutical company that they should be totally banned ...

How the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market for many years to come

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th June 2020 || News analysis |

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently discussed how the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market at the Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place online on 11th and 12th June. He explored the US vape...

Regulatory report: Malta, June 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th June 2020 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

This report outlines current national regulation of e-cigarettes and e-liquids in Malta, the smallest country in the European Union ...

Alberta tables new e-cig legislation setting under-age sales ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th June 2020 || News analysis |

Canada could soon have provincial vaping laws from coast to coast after Alberta, the one province without its own law, tabled legislation to crack down on where vaping products can be sold and who can purchase them ...

US representatives ask FDA to publish a list of vaping PMTA submissions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th June 2020 || News analysis |

Members of the US Congress have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce “a public list” of vaping products for which premarket tobacco product applications (PMTA) have been submitted ...

While vapour recovers, BAT puts back its £5bn goal for next-gen revenue

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th June 2020 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of achieving £5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...

Altria takes Reynolds to court over alleged Vuse patent infringement

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th June 2020 || News analysis |

The Altria Group have filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., over some of its Vuse e-cigarette products ...

Russia’s e-cig bill remains on hold amid disagreement among lawmakers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th June 2020 || News analysis |

A proposal to impose stricter regulations for e-cigarettes in Russia is being reviewed by the government while the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly, has put the process on hold ...

German Bundestag debates upcoming outdoor and cinema advertising ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd June 2020 || News analysis |

Germany has moved a step closer to a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco – including vaping and heated tobacco products – with a first debate in the Bundestag ...

Canada regulatory tracker historical updates

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st June 2020 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the Canada regulatory tracker: provincial and territorial tracker from June 2021 to present ...

California governor proposes vape tax from 2021, supports state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th May 2020 || News analysis |

California is putting forward a budget proposal that would increase taxes on vapour products in the next fiscal year and promises to work on a statewide flavour ban ...

Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th May 2020 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Brazil puts back until 2021 a decision on whether to legalise e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th May 2020 || News analysis |

Brazil has postponed until next year a decision on the possible legalisation of e-cigarettes amid a “reorientation” of health priorities to contain the expansion of the coronavirus pandemic ...

Oklahoma and Minnesota bring total number of Tobacco 21 states to 26

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th May 2020 || News analysis |

Minnesota and Oklahoma have adopted laws raising the legal age to purchase tobacco and vapour products to 21, bringing to 26 the number of US states to have taken similar measures ...

Basic starter kit prices of new and old brands in Russia

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st May 2020 || News analysis |

ECigIntelligence compares the newest products on the Russian e-cig market and how their prices compare to the average and the previous year. The full Russia market report goes into detailed analysis of pricing, market size, form factors, purchase...

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