Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th April 2023 || News analysis |
A bill to legalise and regulate the sale, marketing and consumption of e-cigarettes in Argentina has been put forward by a former government minister ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th April 2023 || News analysis |
Young people who vape are more likely to become regular smokers than those who don’t – but the numbers are so small they don't affect the trend of declining smoking among US youth ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st March 2023 || News analysis |
The Malaysian government looks set to impose a lower rate of excise duty than previously proposed on nicotine vaping products as it embarks on a plan to provide the e-cigarette industry with much-needed regulation ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th March 2023 || News analysis |
A British American Tobacco initiative ran a series of adverts last year that encouraged visitors to a link where they could sign a petition for the government to let retailers sell nicotine vaping products, and then Meta removed...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th March 2023 || News analysis |
The Russian Ministry of Finance announced in February that it would submit a bill to the parliament this month to establish a single regulator for the alcohol, tobacco and nicotine industries ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2023 || News analysis |
Raising the minimum purchasing age for e-cigarette products, restrictions on imports, and further extensions of vape-free environments are among suggestions under consideration in Finland ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2023 || Blogs |
Tamarind Intelligence data continues to be an invaluable tool used by governments and NGOs around the world, contributing to a wide number of government and supra-national projects ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2023 || News analysis |
Europe is at the forefront of the fight against smoking and is now seriously tackling new products, including e-cigarettes, according to a leading European Commission health official ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd March 2023 || News analysis |
A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives aiming to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take stiffer action against disposable e-cigarettes ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd March 2023 || News analysis |
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are less aware of key issues surrounding new nicotine products than in previous years and often less confident in their views, according to new research ...
For the third year running, in late 2022 we surveyed members of the European Parliament (MEPs) about their views on new nicotine products – e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches. This report details our findings ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st March 2023 || News analysis |
Germany’s Bundesrat is preparing to vote on Bavaria’s widely supported call for disposable e-cigarettes to be outlawed at both national and European-wide level ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th February 2023 || News analysis |
The European Commission has issued a proposal for a revision of EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste, which could have profound long-term consequences for the vaping industry ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd February 2023 || News analysis |
Italy’s Budget Law for 2023, approved by the parliament on 29th December, has updated the excise tax on e-liquids with and without nicotine, slowing down the 2021 Budget Law planned increase ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st February 2023 || News analysis |
After years of political debate, Indonesia is finally making progress towards regulating e-cigarettes as well as heated tobacco products, which are regulated the same in the country ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st January 2023 || News analysis |
RJ Reynolds Vapor Company plans to challenge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of its Vuse menthol vape cartridges, joining a judicial fight that has had mixed results for other companies ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th January 2023 || News analysis |
The Netherlands, usually considered quite permissive with a relatively laissez-faire attitude, is employing stricter flavour bans in an attempt to curb youth vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th January 2023 || News analysis |
Juul Labs seeks to pay $255m to resolve claims that it deceptively marketed e-cigarettes, ending a significant class action lawsuit that’s part of an even bigger legal case against the company ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th January 2023 || News analysis |
While a new tax regime, with duty no longer applying to devices, may be welcome, Russia’s vaping industry now faces a renewed threat of a total e-cigarette ban ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd January 2023 || News analysis |
A decree issued by Belgium’s Ministry of Health has set out new rules for nicotine-free e-liquids, equating them with tobacco products because “they may entail similar health risks and social consequences” ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th January 2023 || News analysis |
The latest salvos in the US war on youth tobacco use come in the form of more bans on flavoured tobacco products, this time in states including Maine and Ohio ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th January 2023 || News analysis |
The number of companies involved in the Chinese vaping market may be far lower than previously thought, with some having left the market and others never having been active at all ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th December 2022 || News analysis |
Tobacco alternatives are beginning to flourish in Egypt and heated tobacco as well as vaping products are expected to become more important as Egyptian manufacturers start to get involved ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd December 2022 || News analysis |
The Swiss Federal Council is currently preparing a preliminary draft to amend the Tobacco Products Act which is expected to be submitted to Parliament in the first half of 2023 ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st December 2022 || News analysis |
The Russian government is proposing to increase excise rates on nicotine-containing liquids and heated tobacco sticks, despite having all rates for the next couple of next years already set out in the Tax Code ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2022 || Podcasts |
ECigIntelligence legal analyst Fernanda Tucunduva talks to podcast host Antonia Di Lorenzo about the vaping market in German-speaking countries across Europe and following coming legal developments. Fernanda talks about the vaping industry in countries like Switzerland, Austria and...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th December 2022 || News analysis |
The Canadian government has published its legislative review of the federal law that governs vaping in Canada, calling for stronger enforcement and more reporting of sales figures and ingredients used in vapour products ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th December 2022 || News analysis |
Proposed tobacco regulations in Botswana that would place restrictions on the sale and marketing of tobacco products but leave vaping products unencumbered have been hailed by public health experts as “life-saving” ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st December 2022 || News analysis |
Danish suppliers of so-called “puff bars” have been fined a total of more than DKK36m (€4.8m) in a concerted national crackdown on the illegal trade in sweet-flavoured nicotine products thought to be aimed at children ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st December 2022 || News analysis |
An anti-smoking group is taking the Canadian government to court in a bid to force it to complete its review of the federal law governing tobacco and vaping products ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2022 || News analysis |
France is considering various methods for tackling disposable e-cigarettes, which the government holds responsible for increasing youth uptake of vaping as well as having an outsize environmental impact ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2022 || News analysis |
Members of the Polish vaping industry are worried that proposed changes to the Excise Duty Act will not be enough to combat the black market and may make regulatory uncertainty worse ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th November 2022 || News analysis |
The Moroccan government will look to increase taxes on some tobacco alternative products in a move to finance a costly health bill in 2023 and address the country's deficit in an attempt to balance the budget ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th November 2022 || News analysis |
The predicted Red Wave failed to materialise as the US midterm elections produced a balanced outcome, disappointing those in the vaping industry who might have been hoping for a softening of Washington's regulatory approach ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2022 || News analysis |
A wider range of businesses in Italy will now be able to sell e-liquids and other tobacco products, including heated tobacco products, following a circular issued by the country’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2022 || News analysis |
Sweden’s general election in September was potentially a win for the vaping industry, some have argued, with the new right-wing bloc minority government likely to take a more lenient stance than its predecessor ...
In 2022, China finalised regulating e-cigarettes and imposed strict control over the vaping industry. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current framework in place for such products, covering all policy areas ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2022 || News analysis |
A class action lawsuit against Juul in Canada has cleared a hurdle, with the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissing an application from one of Juul’s major shareholders to stay or dismiss the case ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th November 2022 || News analysis |
The 8th November US midterm elections are just around the corner, and while the Republicans are favoured to win the majority, regardless of the outcome, things will change dramatically ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th November 2022 || News analysis |
With the 8th November US midterm elections getting closer by the day, it looks like Republicans will seize control of Capitol Hill – overall good news for the tobacco and vaping industries ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th October 2022 || News analysis |
The US federal government is suing six companies and their owners in a bid to stop them manufacturing vaping products the FDA says are illegal and being sold without authorisation ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2022 || News analysis |
Disagreement among the judges who denied an appeal against a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against Triton vaping products has allowed the firm to request a rehearing ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th October 2022 || News analysis |
Despite rumours, France has no plans to include vapour products, either with or without nicotine, in a newly proposed inflation-linked tax on smokable tobacco ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th October 2022 || Blogs |
Another study has confused correlation and causation when it comes to youth vaping and the supposed gateway effect – this time linking vaping and later cannabis use ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd September 2022 || News analysis |
Juul Labs is asking a judge to order the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release information related to its now-vacated denial of the company’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA), calling the withholding of material “part of a...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th September 2022 || News analysis |
Organisers of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) need 1m signatures across seven EU member states by next summer for the European Commission to respond to their request for measures leading to Europe’s first tobacco-free generation ...